The development objective is: to support an improved investment cli- mate and strengthen competitiveness of firms, especially in the agribusiness and tourism sectors.
Approval completed on 30 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151433. US$25.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economic Planning and Development. Water eSwatini Water Access Project: To improve access to improved water supply and sanitation services in targeted areas in eSwatini and strengthen the regulatory framework for national rural water supply and sanitation service provision. Identifi- cation completed on 15 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$35.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ethiopia Agriculture (N) AGP2 - Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to increase agricultural productivity and com- mercialization of small holder farmers targeted by the project. Identification completed on 13 September 2018. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) LIVELIHOODS RESILIENCE AND COMMERCIALIZATION PROJECT (LRCP) IN PASTORAL AND AGRO- PASTORAL AREAS: To Enhance Livelihood Resilience and Commercialization of the Production Systems among PAP Communities in Ethiopia. Concept completed on 4 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164336. US$ 400.0/100.0 (IDA Credit/IFAD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Federal and Pastoral Development Affairs. Education Additional Financing to GEQIP-E for Refugees Integration: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve internal efficiency, equitable access, and quality in general education (O-Class to Grade 12) Identification completed on 27 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Renewable Energy Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Appraisal completed on 24 May 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P162607. US$ 200.0/800.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources PAGE 31 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Ethiopia Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project: To improve climate resilience, land productivity and carbon storage, and increase access to diversified livelihood activities in selected rural watersheds. Approval completed on 30 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163383. US$ 100.0/19.0 (IDA Credit/FSCO). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resource. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Ethiopia Competitiveness and Job Creation Project-Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contribute to job creation by attracting investments and improving competitiveness ofenterprises in the targeted industrial parks and their linked domestic enterprises. Approval completed on 25 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164429. US$ 175.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Industrial Parks Development Corporation. Health, Nutrition & Population Ethiopia Health MDGs P4R Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 9 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0/20.0/60.0 (IDA Credit/FSHD/GFF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Productive Safety Net 4 Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is: increase access to effec- tive safety net and disaster risk management systems, and complementary livelihood and nutrition services for food-insecure households in the Recipient†™s rural areas. Approval completed on 2 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163350. US$ 8.1 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PRODUCTIVE SAFETY NET PROJECT (PSNP 4) ADDITIONAL FINANCING: The Project Development Objective is: increase access to effective safety net and disaster risk management systems, and complementary livelihood and nutrition services for food-insecure households in the Recipient†™s rural areas. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P158770. US$ 100.0/300.0/12.0/36.0/25.0/122.0/75.0/19.0/17.0/12.0 (IDA Credit/AID/AUSL/BMZ/CIDA/DFID/ECEU/JPPG/NEDA/SIDA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water One WaSH - Consolidated WaSH Account Project (One WaSH - CWA): To achieve increased and sustained coverage of safely managed water supply and sanitation in selected rural and urban areas Concept completed on 26 June 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167794. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity; Ministry of Education; Ministry of Health. Gabon Environment & Natural Resources Forest sector revitalization in Gabon: The project development objective is to reinvigorate wood mobilization in Gabon in a sound social and environmental manner, while testing new approaches to involve communities in forest management. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Other eGabon Additional Financing: The PDO is to Identification completed on 20 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Africa PAGE 32 Transport & Digital Development Additional Financing CAB4: The development objective of the project is consistent with the PDO for the CAB Program: To contribute to increasegeographicalreachand usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices in the territory of the Republic ofGabon. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158299. US$23.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Gambia, The Education Results for Education Achievement and Development Project (READ): To increase access to basic education, im- prove quality of teaching and learning in lower basic schools, and strengthen education systems. Approval completed on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160282. US$ 7.5/1.0 (IDA Grant/ELP). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Gambia State Owned Enterprise Reform Project: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen fiscal risk man- agement of the SOEs for better service delivery, by strengthening the Government’s oversight and restructuring of the selected SOEs. Identification completed on 11 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population AF Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project: A. Proposed Development Objective The development objective of the project is to increase the utilization of communitynutritionand primary maternal and child health services in selected regions in the Recipient’s territory. Approval completed on 9 January 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P159693. US$ 3.2/4.3 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor The Gambia Social Safety Net Project: To strengthen the social assistance system of the Gambia to smooth consumption and build awareness of human capital and productive investments among the extreme poor. *The strengthening of the social assistance system will be achieved through: the implementationof a pilot cash transfer pro- gram; aligned delivery system enhancements; a basic policy coordination mechanism. Concept completed on 30 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167260. US$ 11.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. National Nu- trition Agency. Ghana Agriculture Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project Additional Financing: The objective of the Project is to improve agricultural productivity and production of both smallholder and nucleus farms in selected project intervention areas of the Recipi- ent†™s territory. Approval completed on 31 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162525. US$ 50.0 PAGE 33 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Secondary Education Improvement Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to increase access to senior secondary education in underserved districts and improve quality in low-performing senior high schools in Ghana. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163628. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Program: Improve the quality of basic education in Ghana. Identifica- tion completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 45.0/24.4 (IDA Credit/EFAF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education. Energy & Extractives Ghana Energy Sector Transformation Initiative Project: The Project development objectives is to: strengthen the capacity of the energy sector to implement sector reforms, and improve energy sector planning and coordination in Ghana Approval completed on 13 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163984. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Energy. Additional Financing for Ghana Oil and Gas Capacity Building Project: The project objective is to (i) improve public management and regulatory capacity while enhancing transparency; and (ii) strengthen local technical skills in Ghana's emerging oil and gas sector. Approval completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P148224. US$ 19.8 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. .., Contact: .. Ghana: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Formalization: Create enabling conditions for the orderly, safe, sustainable, and environmentally sound development of artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. Identification completed on 25 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/10.0/7.8 (IDA Credit/CIF/GEFU). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities Project: The PDO is to strengthen knowledge and practices of targeted local communities in the Select Regions of the Member Country in REDD+processes and sustainable forest manage- ment. Approval completed on 26 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145316. US$ 5.5 (CSCF). Con- sultants will be required. Solidaridad. Additional Financing for Ghana Forest Investment Program (FIP) - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agrofor- est Landscapes Project: To improve forest and tree management practices by cocoa farmers, CREMA communities and forest reserve managers to reduce forest loss and degradation and demonstrate rehabilitation of mined-out sites in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone (HFZ). Identification completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. US$ 10.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Tourism Development Project: The project development objective is to improve the performance of tourism in targeted destinations in Ghana Approval completed on 13 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164211. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. (R) Ghana Financial Sector Development Project: The objective of the project is to promote financial sector soundness and access to financial services by individuals. Approval completed on 20 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory C. Project: P161787. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Ghana Economic Transformation Program: The Program Development Objective is to promote sustainable private investments, productive jobs and firm growth in non-resource based sectors. Concept completed on 29 June 2018. Project: P166539. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ghana Investment Promotion Center; Ministry of Trade and October 2018 Africa PAGE 34 Industri; Ministry of Business Development. Governance (R) Public Sector Reform for Results Project: The objective of the project is to improve efficiency and accountability in the delivery of selected services by Selected Entities. Approval completed on 23 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164665. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Office of the Senior Minister under the Office of the President. Social Protection & Labor (R) Ghana Productive Safety Net Project: To support the Government to strengthen safety net systems that improve the productivity of the poor Negotiations authorized on 19 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164603. US$ 60.0/23.0 (IDA Credit/DFID). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development; Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. AF Ghana Social Opportunities Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) of this Additional Financing is to improve targeting of social protection programs and provide income support to poor households through LEAP grants and LIPW infrastructure in targeted districts. Approval completed on 27 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P146923. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Con- tact: Abdullah Al Shatter, Deputy Minister for Projects Programming; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Tel: (233-302) 818-1782, E-mail: kofibedu@yahoo.com, Contact: Robert Austin, National Coordinator. Promoting access to new and better jobs: The Development Objective is to promote access to new and better jobs. Con- cept completed on 22 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166996. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ing services to be determined. Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations; Ministry of Education. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Greater Accra Climate Resilient and Integrated Development Project: The objectives of the project are to (i) strengthen flood and solid waste management and (ii) improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable communities in the Odaw basin in Greater Accra Region. Concept completed on 15 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164330. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Works and Housing. (R) Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program: to improve urban management and basic urban services in participating municipal assemblies Approval completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164451. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. (R) Land Administration Phase 2 Additional Financing: To consolidate and strengthen land administration and man- agement systems for efficient and transparent land services delivery Negotiations authorized on 5 October 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P166907. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources; Land Commission. Transport & Digital Development Ghana Transport Sector Project - Additional Fin: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 4 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149444. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Roads and Highways and Ministry of Transport Tel: (233-302) 661-575, E-mail: duaquaye@yahoo.com, Contact: Dr. D. D. Darku Water AF Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project: The project#s development objective is to expand access to, and ensure sustainability of water and sanitation services in rural and small town communities in six regions over the next 6 years. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163846. US$ 45.7 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 35 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Guinea Agriculture Guinea Agribusiness Development Project: 23.The Project development objectives are to improve competitiveness of selected value-chains of selected value chains and create economic opportunities for women and youth in project intervention areas. Concept completed on 14 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164184. US$175.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Ministere de l'Agriculture. Education (R) Guinea Education Project for Results in Early Childhood and Basic Education: The Development Objective is to improve access to and the quality of early childhood and basic education and to strengthen the capacity of the education system to deliver better results. Concept completed on 19 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167478. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education MEN-A. Energy & Extractives Power Sector Recovery Project - Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the technical and commercial performance of the national power utility. Approval completed on 16 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160771. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Guinea Electricity Access Scale Up Project: The project development objective is to increase access to electricity in selected areas of Guinea Concept completed on 7 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164225. US$ 50.0/58.5 (IDA Credit/GFRC). Consulting services to be determined. Electricité de Guinée; Agence Guinéenne d'Electrification Rurale (AGER). Environment & Natural Resources (R) Guinea Biodiversity Conservation Project: The Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests in biodiversity conservation and environmental management. Concept completed on 5 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168613. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Support to SME Growth Competitiveness and Access to Finance: Support high growth SMEs in the value chains within and adjacent to the mining and agribusiness sectors with a robust enabling environment and the capacity to capture available market opportunities. Concept completed on 9 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164283. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Industry, SMEs and Private Sector Development. Governance Economic Governance Technical Assistance & Capacity Building - Additional Financing: The project develop- ment objective (PDO) is to modernize public financial and human resource management and enhance statistical capacity in Guinea. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157662. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance. Social Protection & Labor October 2018 Africa PAGE 36 (N) Productive Inclusion Programme (NAFA): To improve productive activity and prospects for human capital devel- opment for targeted poor households Identification completed on 5 September 2018. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Guinea Support to Local Governance Project: The development objective of the Project is to improve local govern- ment capacity in managing their public financial resources to provide basic services and mitigate local conflicts Concept com- pleted on 15 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167884. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization. Transport & Digital Development (R) Guinea Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve and sustain the rural population's road access to markets and basic services Appraisal completed on 23 October 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P164543. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministère de l'Agricul- ture. Guinea-Bissau Education Guinea Bissau: The Quality Education for All Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the teaching and learning environment in grades 1-4 in targeted schools in Guinea-Bissau. Approval completed on 31 July 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. Project: P160678. US$ 10.7/4.3 (IDA Grant/FTIE). Consultants will be required. The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, Youth, Culture and Sports. Energy & Extractives Emergency Electricity and Water Rahabilitation Project - Additional Financing: This Additional Financing of $2.1m will aim to (i) cover any cost over-run on the 5 MW of thermal power plus fuel oil reservoir planned under the EEWRP with a budget of $6m, and/or (ii) cover any needed scale up of TA for reform/transformation of utility EAGB into a well- managed commercial entity, which has a budget of $1.5m under EEWRP. Both of these components were constrained due to limited IDA CRW funds under emergency operation. Bids for 5 MW thermal power are expected in February 2011, by which time it will become clear to what extent there is a shortage of funds for this component. Approval completed on 17 May 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125374. US$ 2.2 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Integration Tel: (245) 320-7286, E-mail: hembalo@hotmail.com, Contact: Luis Alberto Gomes, Coordinator. Social Protection & Labor Rural Community-Driven Development Project Add Fin: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 7 Feb- ruary 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146746. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Project Coordination Unit Tel: 245955219738, E-mail: alfamajal@gmail.com, Contact: João S. Handem Jr., Project Coordinator. Transport & Digital Development Guinea-Bissau - Rural Transport Project: The development objective is to improve, in selected areas, the rural popula- tion's physical access to markets and essential services. Concept completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161923. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Project Management Unit located at Min- istry of Public Works; Project Coordination Unit of Rural Community-Driven Development Project. PAGE 37 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Water Emergency Water and Electricity Services - Additional Financing: The objective of the Project is to: (a) restore and increase the access of the population of the Recipient's capital city of Bissauto safe water and improve the quality of water services; (b) improve the reliability of electricity supply to the population of Bissau; and (c) improve the performance of EAGB. Approval completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161630. US$ 18.0/7.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economic and Regional Integration; PHIMP. Kenya Energy & Extractives KenGen Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 26 April 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. Project: P162422. US$ 180.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing: Kenya Electricity Expansion Project: The project has two development objectives: (a) increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of electricity supply; and (b) expand access to electricity in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas Approval completed on 15 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153179. US$ 68.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GPBA). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Electricity System Improvement Project: To increase the access, capacity and reliability of the transmission and distribution system in Kenya. Concept completed on 26 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166646. US$ 370.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited (KPLC); Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO); Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. Environment & Natural Resources Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED): The Project Development Ob- jective is to improve management and increase value-addition of priority fisheries and aquaculture, and to strengthen access to livelihoods for coastal communities in Kenya. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163980. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Kenya Affordable Housing Finance Project: The development objective is to expand access to affordable housing fi- nance and help build an enabling environment for private investment in affordable housing delivery. Concept completed on 11 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P165034. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company; Kenya National Treasury. Kenya Infrastructure Finance Public Private Partnership Additional Financing Project: The overall objective of this project is to increase private investment in the Kenya infrastructure market across sectors and to sustain this participation over an extended period of time. Approval completed on 5 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162182. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Long-term Finance for PPP/ Nairobi-Nakuru Toll Road Guarantee: Crowd in long term local currency financing into PPP Infrastructure projects Concept completed on 8 February 2018. Project: P165545. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Other October 2018 Africa PAGE 38 (R) Kenya Digital Transport Solutions Project: The project's development objective is to enhance the delivery of ser- vices and information available to Kenyans in the transport sector through digital solutions. Concept completed on 26 Sep- tember 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164086. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Kenya ICT Authority; National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA); Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure Housing, and Urban Development. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing for Cash Transfers for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: To increase social safety net ac- cess for extremely poor OVC households and to build the capacity of the government to more effectively deliver the National Safety Net Program. Approval completed on 31 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P146161. US$ 10.0/56.4 (IDA Credit/DFID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services Tel: NA, E-mail: mwasiajiwf@yahoo.com, Contact: Winnie Mwasiaji, Social Protection Secretariat Coordinator. (R) Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project: To strengthen delivery systems for enhanced access to social and economic inclusion services and shock-responsive safety nets for poor and vulnerable households. Negotiations authorized on 3 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164654. US$ 250.0/85.8 (IDA Credit/FSCO). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Labour and Social Protection; National Drought Managemnet Authority. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project 2: To improve access to basic services and enhance tenure security in urban informal settlements in Kenya Concept completed on 5 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167814. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. State Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment. Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Projects - Additional financing: To improve living conditions in infor- mal settlements in selected urban centers in selected counties in Kenya. Approval completed on 8 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144966. US$ 8.3 (SPTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project Additional Financing: Project Development Ob- jective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for communities hosting refugees in the target areas in the Recipient's territory. Negotiations authorized on 21 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166266. US$ 8.2 (MSC1). Con- sultants will be required. Executive Office of the President, Department for Development of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. Transport & Digital Development Mass Rapid Transit Development Project: To improve transport mobility, accessibility, and safety along selected section of the Northern Corridor road (A104) in the Nairobi metropolitan area (NMA) and to enhance urban transport planning ca- pacity in the NMA and selected secondary cities in Kenya. Concept completed on 5 December 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P159891. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport, Infrastruc- ture, Housing and Urban Development; Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC); Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA); Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NAMATA). Kenya Transparency and Infrastructure Project Additional Financing 2: The RCIP Program, the CIP 1,2,3 Projects and following CIP Projects have two overarching development objectives (i) to contribute to lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks (the "connectivity development objective") and (ii) contrib- ute to improved Government efficiency and transparency through egovernment applications (the "transparency development objective"). Approval completed on 26 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149019. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. ICT Authority Tel: (254-20) 208-9061, E-mail: vkyalo@ict.go.ke, Contact: Mr. Victor Kyalo, vkyalo@ict.go.ke. PAGE 39 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) Northeastern Transport Improvement Project: The proposed project development objectives are to improve the movement of goods and people along Isiolo-Wajir-Mandera part of the Mombasa-Garissa- Wajir- Mandera- Mogadishu road corridor and to enhance connectivity between Kenya and Somalia and Ethiopia. Concept completed on 19 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161305. US$ 500.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA); Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development; ICT Authority. Water Addl Financing - Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project: The PDOs of KWSCRP-1 are to (a) increase availability and productivity of irrigation water for project beneficiaries and (b) enhance the institutional framework and strengthen capacity for water security and climate resilience in certain areas of the country. Within the PDO, ‘capacity for water security and climate resiliency’ primarily includes improved water services, flood protec- tion, and analytical capacity to understand and manage hydrological variability. Approval completed on 26 June 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151660. US$ 58.0/3.5 (IDA Credit/KWBP). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Lesotho Agriculture Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project Additional Financing: Increase in marketed output among project beneficiaries in Lesotho†™s smallholder agriculture sector and, to improve the Recipientâ™s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P162397. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project - 2: The development objective of the project is to pro- mote commercialization, climate resilience and better nutritional outcomes in Lesotho's agriculture and food system and in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, provide immediate and effective response. Concept completed on 9 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165228. US$ 10.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/PHRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Energy & Extractives Lesotho Electricity Sector Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to scale up renewable energy- based off-grid electrification in rural and peri-urban areas of Lesotho. Concept completed on 4 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166936. US$ 10.0/12.0 (IDA Credit/CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy, Mining and Water Affairs. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing for Lesotho Health Sector Performance Enhancement Project: The overall project devel- opment objective is to: (i) increase utilization and improve the quality of primary health services inselected districts in Lesotho with a particular focus on maternal and child health, TB and HIV; (ii) improve contract management ofselect PPPs; and (iii) in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to saidEligible Crisis or Emer- gency. Identification completed on 24 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Other Second Private Sector Competitiveness & Economic Diversification - AF: To improve the business environment for firms, strengthen select government institutions, and further diversify the economy. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. October 2018 Africa PAGE 40 Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160964. US$ 13.4 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing to Social Assistance project - CRW funds: The objective of the Project is to support the GoL in improving the efficiency, equity and shock responsive function of selected Social Assistance programs and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval com- pleted on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160934. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Development; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Finance. (R) Livelihoods Project: The objective of the project is to promote income generating opportunities for disadvantaged youth in Lesotho. Concept completed on 1 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164981. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Development. Water Lowlands Water Development Project - Phase II: The Proposed Development Objectives are to: (i) increase potable bulk water availability in four priority water zones; (ii) improveaccess to reliable water supply and sanitation services in each of the priority water zones; (iii) strengthen institutional capacity to manage the LLWSS; and (iv) enable the government of Lesotho to respond promptly and effectively to any eligible emergency. Concept completed on 27 November 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. Project: P160672. US$ 78.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Lowlands Unit. Lesotho WSIP2 AF LHWP Ph2 Hydropower: To support the Kingdom of Lesotho in: (i) developing and sustaining an environmentally sound, socially responsible, and financiallyviable framework for the MDWSP, (ii) increasing the quantity of safe, bulk water supplied to Teyateyaneng, (iii) strengthening institutions and related instruments in the water sector; and (iv) advancing strategic infrastructure investments. Approval completed on 20 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 9.1/6.4 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Lesotho Highlands Development Authority Tel: (266- 22) 311-281, E-mail: lhwp@lhda.org.ls, Contact: .. Liberia Agriculture Smallholder agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P): The proposed de- velopment objective is to increase agricultural productivity and promote commercialization of smallholder farmers through productive linkage between the farmers and the private agribusiness firms in selected value chains. The project will aim atsmallholder commercialization and facilitating private sector investment in agribusiness by fostering productive business linkages between smallholder farmers and selected agribusiness firms with capacity strengthened by pri- vate business service providers. Agribusiness firms and SME groups will be selected on the basis of their innovative plans and experience working with organized farmers’ groups or cooperatives. The project will aim at supporting a few commodity value - chains with significant potential for enhancing competitiveness and creating jobs. Concept completed on 29 June 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160945. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agri- culture. Education Secondary Education Teaching for Results: Improve access and quality of secondary education in math, science, and vocational skills Concept completed on 20 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164932. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Liberia Ministry of Education. PAGE 41 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Liberia Economic Transformation Project: The Development Objective is to pilot a localized approach to formal job creation through support for SEZ deployment and investment in improved port operations and to support specific productive activities in furniture making. Identification completed on 15 August 2018. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Liberia Health Systems Strengthening Project - Additional Financing: The new proposed PDO is to improve the quality of primary and secondary health care services, with a focus on maternal, neonatal and child health. Approval completed on 23 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162477. US$ 16.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Liberia South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Managment Guarantee Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient's effort to reduce motorized vehicles' travel time along the selected sections of South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru-Harper corridor and to improve institutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Identifi- cation completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 29.0/48.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Second Additional Financing to Liberia Road Asset Management Project: The objective of the project is to support the Recipient's efforts to reduce transport costs along the road corridor from Monroviato the Guinea border and to maintain the road in good condition over a 10-year period. Approval completed on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161939. US$ 28.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry Of Finance; Infrastructure Implementation Unit. Southeastern Corridor Road Asset Managment Project: 16.The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to sup- port the Recipient’s effort to reduce transport costs along the South Eastern Ganta -Zwedru corridor and to improve institu- tional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Concept completed on 22 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149279. US$ 29.0/48.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Infrastructure Im- plementation Unit. Madagascar Agriculture Madagascar Agriculture Growth and Land Management - Additional Financing: The proposed development ob- jective is to improve rural land tenure security and access to markets of targeted farming households inselected agricultural value chains in the Project Areas, and to provide immediate and effective response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Identification completed on 26 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 52.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Madagascar - Least-Cost Electricity Access Development Project - LEAD: The Project Development Objective is to increase the number of Malagasy households and businesses with access to reliable electricity services. Concept completed on 15 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163870. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. JIRAMA; Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Energie et des Hydrocarbures. October 2018 Africa PAGE 42 MG - Scaling Solar Guarantee Project: The project development objective is to increase solar electricity generation ca- pacity and diversify electricity generation resources in Madagascar. Identification completed on 27 February 2018. US$ 2.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Madagascar Electricity Sector Operations and Governance Improvement Project - AF to ESOGIP:The Pro- ject Development Objective is to improve the operational performance of the national electricity utility (JIRAMA) and improve the reliability of electricity supply in the project area and, in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency.
Approval completed on 14 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164318. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. JIRAMA; Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (R) Madagascar Integrated Growth Poles and Corridor SOP-2: The development objective is to contribute to the sustainable growth of the tourism and agribusiness sectors by enhancing access toenabling infrastructure and services in the Target Regions of Madagascar. PIC 2.1 (SOP1) has supported economic recovery by improving the investment climate, increasing investor confidence, invest- ing in key infrastructure and restoring economic governance, to lay the foundation for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the target regions. Approval completed on 18 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164536. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PIC National Project Secretariat. Health, Nutrition & Population AF-Emergency Support Critical Education Health and Nutrition Services: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to preserve critical education, health and nutrition service delivery in targeted vulnerable areas in the recipient’ s territory. Approval completed on 27 February 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148749. US$ 9.8/0.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. PNNC, Contact: .. Social Protection & Labor AF Social Safety Net Drought Response: The project development objective (PDO) is to support the government in increasing the access of extremely poor households to safety net services and in laying the foundations for a social protection system. Approval completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160554. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Madagascar Social Safety Net Project Additional Financing: The project development objective (PDO) is to support the government in increasing the access of extremely poor households to safety net services and in laying the founda- tions for a social protection system. Identification completed on 20 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Madagascar Transport Connectivity SOP1: The Project Development Objective is to enhance transport connectivity in selected areas in support of economic growth and livelihood of communities and to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency as needed. The Program objective of the Series of Projects (SOP) is the same as the PDO of this Project. Concept completed on 25 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166526. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Autorité Routière de Madagascar; Ministère des Transports et de la Météorologie; Ministère des Travaux Publics. PAGE 43 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Malawi Education Equity with Quality and Learning at Secondary (EQUALS): The overall PDO for the proposed EQUALS Multiphase Program is: To improve student learning at the secondary level and to increase access to secondary education. The PDO for the proposed Phase 1 of the EQUALS Project is: To improve the quality of mathematics and science instruction and increase access to secondary education in Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSSs). Concept completed on 15 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164223. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Energy & Extractives Malawi - Electricity Access Project: The development objective of the project is to increase electricity access to house- holds, businesses, and public facilities. Concept completed on 14 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164331. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Ltd.. Mpatamanga Hydropower Project: The objective is to increase hydropower generation capacity through a public private partnership in Malawi. Concept completed on 8 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165704. US$ 200.0/150.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Natural Resources Energy & Mining. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (N) Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Scaling Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to in- crease economic and job opportunities in Malawi and accelerate growth of micro, small and medium scale enterprises through the scaling up of financial inclusion. Identification completed on 20 September 2018. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Malawi Governance to Enable Service Delivery Project: To improve institutional capacity and performance of central government and (select) district and municipal councils to deliver basic services. Concept completed on 15 August 2018. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164961. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Investing in Early Years for Growth and Productivity in Malawi: The project development objective is to im- prove coverage and utilization of early childhood development services with focus on nutrition, stimulation and early learning from conception to 59 months in selected districts of Malawi. Negotiations authorized on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164771. US$ 50.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/GFF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Additional Financing to Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Project: To increase coverage of selected nutrition, HIV and AIDS services and strengthen disease outbreak preparedness in project areas. Approval completed on 23 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156129. US$ 22.6 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (N) Malawi National Social Support Program: To strengthen the national platform for safety nets and improve resili- ence among the vulnerable population Identification completed on 23 October 2018. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Africa PAGE 44 Additional Financing Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Proj. (MASAFIV): The Project Development Objective of the proposed project is to strengthen Malawi’s social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs. Approval completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148617. US$ 6.8/68.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Local Development Fund - Technical Support Team (LDF-TST). Second AF for Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Project MASAF IV: The Project Development Objective is to im- prove resilience among poor households and to strengthen Malawi†™s social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs. Approval completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160519. US$ 22.3/47.7 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (N) Lilongwe Bulk Water Supply Guarantee: To increase access to improved water services in Lilongwe City Concept completed on 22 October 2018. Project: P167859. US$ 8.4 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Malawi Resilient Productive Landscapes Project: Increase adoption of resilience-enhancing natural resource manage- ment practices to protect energy and water security and boost productivity and livelihoods in targeted priority landscapes Identification completed on 8 June 2018. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mali Education Mali Secondary Education Support Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the access to secondary education, put in place systems which govern its quality, and enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Education for better education service delivery. Concept completed on 3 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164032. US$ 20.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Kinane AG Gadeda. (N) Mali Education Quality for Improved Learning Project: The project development objective is to increase equitable access to quality basic education in underserved regions and to improve teaching and learning in public primary schools, with a focus on girls and disadvantaged children Identification completed on 15 September 2018. US$ 45.7 (MSC1). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Mali Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project - GPOBA: The Mali Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project (US$25 million – IDA; US$ 15.5 million - Climate Investment Funds) prepared under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Pro- gram in Low Income Countries (SREP) aims i) to increase the share of renewable energy generation in rural electricity supply and ii) to contribute to increased access to modern energy services in rural areas. The proposed GPOBA component (US$ 5 million) will support the objectives of the Program by partially subsidizing the investment cost of mini-grids’ densification/ex- tension, SHSs and internal wiring to make access to clean energy affordable to low income households in rural, isolated areas. Promoting OBA approaches in the rural electrification program is important for unlocking additional US$1.6 million of private sources of funding for rural energy development, maximizing the benefits of renewable energy generation (hybridization of mini-grids with solar energy under IDA project) through increased access, enhancing the performance of private operators while making off-grid connections affordable to the poor. The grant will be managed by AMADER and implemented by se- lected private operators. Approval completed on 11 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The Gas To Power Project will use natural gas dicovered offshore of Maritania for a power station to be built near Nouakchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, SENELEC in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid. A PRG is required to guarantee gas payments to the procucer Tullow Oil estimated at $104m. Government of Mali needs to provide a counter-guarantee to cover the proportion of the energy that will be exported PAGE 45 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 to EDM estimated at $17m (equivalent to IDA allocation of $4.25m given 1:4 leverage for IDA PRGs). Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145664. US$ 32.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mali Governance of Mining Sector: Strengthen the capacity of the mining sector to contribute to sustainable, inclusive and shared growth, through improved sector management and governance. Concept completed on 12 January 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P164242. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministere des Mines. FCS RE Segou Solaire Mali Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the introduction of grid-connect ed renewable energy in Mali through an IPP Approval completed on 8 June 2017. US$ 8.2/6.2 (AFDB/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mali Electricity Sector Improvement Project (MESIP): The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve EDM-S.A. operational performances; expand electricity access in selected areas; Concept completed on 4 April 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166796. US$ 48.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Energie du Mali - S.A. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (N) Mali Access to Finance Project: Supporting Access to Financial Services in Mali Identification completed on 25 Oc- tober 2018. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Mali Fiscal Decentralization for Better Service Delivery: The project will contribute to strengthening fiscal manage- ment in local governments for better service delivery. Concept completed on 1 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164561. US$ 65.0/15.0 (IDA Grant/SWTZ). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Mali - Accelerating Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage: The objective of the project is to improve the utilization of quality RMNCAH and nutritional services, especially among the pooresthouseholds, in targeted areas. Concept completed on 16 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165534. US$ 50.0/50.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GFF). No consultants are required. Ministère de la Santé. Social Protection & Labor Safety Nets Project (Jigisemejiri): The objectives of the project are to increase access to targeted cash transfers for poor and vulnerable households and build an adaptive national safety net system in Recipient's territory . Approval completed on 5 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165064. US$ 52.0/2.4 (IDA Grant/AFRH). No consultants are required. Unite Technique de Gestion des filets sociaux au Mali - JigisemeJiri. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Additional Financing - Mali Reconstruction and Economic Recovery Project: The objective of the proposed project is to rehabilitate basic infrastructure and restore productive activities of communities impacted by the crisis in Mali. Negotiations authorized on 5 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167396. US$ 30.0/2.2 (IDA Grant/GFRC). Consultants will be required. Project Coordination Unit. Mauritania Agriculture October 2018 Africa PAGE 46 (N) Mauritania Agriculture & Livestock Value Chain Development Project: The PDO is to improve the competi- tiveness and resilience of selected value chains in the agriculture and livestock sector. To achieve this, the proposed project will build on the complementarity of mixed agro-pastoral systems and introduce climate- smart agriculture practices. It will support (a) promotion of climate smart technologies by scaling up investments in rain-fed and flood-recession areas (climate-smart agriculture) and; (b) development of selected value chains with substantial potential to increase productivity and production. Identification completed on 12 September 2018. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (R) Mauritania Education Support Project: To improve quality of teaching and education services in selected regions. Quality of teaching is expected to be improved throughthe availability of: (i) better qualified, motivated and managed teachers; and (ii) revised curriculum and teaching practices to adapt instruct ion to students’ needs. This objective will have an impact on the whole Mauritanian education system, irrespective of the location. Education services will be improved in selected two regions, through a more efficient division of responsibilities between the various institutional players at central and decentralized levels; and empowerment of stakeholders at the school level: Schools headmasters, teachers, parents and communities. Concept completed on 26 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163143. US$ 25.0/11.8 (IDA Credit/EFAF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Education. Energy & Extractives MR-Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The gas to power project will use natural gas discovered offshore for a power station to be built near Nouackchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, Senelec in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P107940. US$ 130.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy Tel: (222-46) 431-537, E-mail: kane@acces.mr, kane@hydraulique.gov.mr, Contact: Mamadou Amadou Kane, Directeur General de l'Electricite. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Nouadhibou Eco-Seafood Cluster Project AF: The objective of the proposed project is to support the development of a seafood cluster that promotes sustainable management of fisheries and creates value for communities in Nouadhibou and to improve the business environment for boosting competition and inclusiveness of the Mauritanian private sector. Identification completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Mauritania Public Sector Governance Project Additional Financing: The revised Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance transparency and improve the mobilization, allocation and management of public resources Approval completed on 12 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165501. US$ 14.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finance. Social Protection & Labor (N) Mauritania Refugees and Host Communities Support Project: The proposed development objective is to balance the support provided to vulnerable refugees and host communities by supporting the Mauritanian Government's ability to provide access to social services, basic infrastructure and economic opportunities. Identification completed on 9 October 2018. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Mauritania Adaptive Social Protection AF: The Project Developement Objectives are to support the establishment of key building blocks of the national social safety net system and to improve access to targeted cash transfers for poor and PAGE 47 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 vulnerable households Identification completed on 10 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 2.3 (ASPP). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mauritania Youth Employability Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the employability of vulner- able youth in selected areas. Identification completed on 20 December 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Productive & Resilient Intermediate Cities: The development objective of this operation is to support local level planning, monitoring and management capacity through the Country's decentralization agenda and to strengthen the produc- tivity of selected intermediary cities of Mauritania to play a catalytic role in the economic development of the country. Identi- fication completed on 9 October 2018. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Mauritania Rural Water Supply and Sanitation: Increasing Access to Water and Sanitation in Mauritania rural areas and small towns Identification completed on 4 April 2018. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mozambique Agriculture Smallholder Irrigated Agriculture and Market Access Project- IRRIGA 1: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective (PDO) is to improve smallholder agriculture productivity and market access in the project areas developed with irriga- tion and provide immediate and effective response to an eligible crisis or emergency. The Program objective of the Series of Projects (SOP) is to increase farmers' productivity and improve rural livelihoods through increased access to irrigation and markets. Approval completed on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164431. US$ 55.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry Of Agriculture and Food Security. (N) Additional Financing to the Agriculture and Natural Resources Landscapes Management Project (SUS- TENTA): The project development objective is to integrate rural households into sustainable agriculture and forest-based value chains in the Project area and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective re- sponse to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Identification completed on 11 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education MZ- AF to Education Sector Support Project: The objective is to assist the Government to: (a) pilot various types of community-based ECD interventions; (b) include provision of nutrition services for pregnant mothers and young children; and (c) create an ECD unit within the Ministry of Education. Approval completed on 1 May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124729. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 480-700, Contact: HE Said Baragoita, Minister. (R) Human Capital Improvement Project: Improve the governance and the quality of training in priority areas of the higher education and TVET sectors. Concept completed on 8 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167054. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Science and Technology Higher and Technical and Professional Education (MCTESTP); National Authority for Professional Education (ANEP). October 2018 Africa PAGE 48 Additional Financing for the Education Sector Support Project: The original PDO is to improve access to and, quality and equity of education. No changes to the PDO are proposed in therestructuring. Approval completed on 2 June 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160959. US$ 59.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for Mozambique Higher Education Science and Technology Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) increase the number and raise the quality of graduates at the undergraduate and graduate levels; (b) strengthen the national research capacities to produce research outputs of relevance to the Recipient’s strategic economic sectors; and (c) strengthen the institutional framework for TVET. Approval completed on 28 April 2015. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P146602. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Temane Regional Electricity Project: The Project Development Objectives are to increase electricity generation capacity with private sector participation and to enhancetransmission capacity for domestic and regional market. Concept completed on 9 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160427. US$ 300.0/30.0/80.0 (IDA Grant/FSCO/GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy; Electricidade de Mozambique. Mining and Gas Technical Assistance Additional Financing: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen the capacity and governance systems of key institutions to manage the mining and hydrocarbon sectors in Mozam- bique. Approval completed on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161683. US$ 28.0/1.0 (IDA Grant/FSCO). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mozambique Ligthing and Grid Access Project (Moz-LIGA): The Project Development Objective is to increase access to electricity for households and enterprises in Mozambique. Concept completed on 16 March 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P165453. US$ 80.0/70.0 (IDA Grant/MSC1). Consulting services to be determined. Fundo de En- ergia (FUNAE); Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM). Environment & Natural Resources (R) Mozambique Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development - Phase 2: To improve management of target conservation area landscapes and enhance the living conditions of communities in and around these conservation areas. Approval completed on 20 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166802. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Sustentavel (National Sustainable Development Fund). Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (R) Mozambique: Financial Inclusion and Stability Project: To increase financial inclusion for underserved groups and MSMEs, while strengthening the overall financial safety net. Appraisal completed on 22 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166107. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Fi- nance; Deposit Guarantee Fund; Bank of Mozambique; Instituto de Supervisao de Seguros de Mocambique. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Mozambique Primary Health Care Strengthening Additional Financing: The Program Development Objective is to improve the utilization and quality of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health and nutrition services, partic- ularly in underserved areas. Concept completed on 19 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168314. US$ 57.1/33.1 (DFTD/MSC1). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Social Protection Project - Additional Financing: The objective of the project is to provide temporary income support to extremely poor households and to put in place the building blocks of a social safety net system. Approval completed on 10 PAGE 49 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consultants will be required. National Institute of Social Action. Development and Jobs for the Next Generation: The PDO is to improve access to social services, employment and earnings opportunities for targeted youth. Concept completed on 20 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Pro- ject: P166100. US$ 80.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. INEP; Ministerio da Juventude e Desportos. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Cities and Climate Change PPCR AF: The proposed Additional Financing (AF) is one of the pilot investments expected to be financed by the Pilot Project for Climate Resilience (PPCR). These pilots aim at to reduce current and future weather induced impacts on poor population and on Mozambique's fragile economy. This specific pilot will support green infrastruc- ture investments in the City of Beira aiming at protecting existing natural drainages courses to increase the city resilience to floods. Approval completed on 23 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.5/9.3 (CSCC/CSCF). Consult- ing services to be determined. Administration for Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure (AIAS). (R) Mozambique Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Program: The Program Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Mozambique to prepare for and respond to disasters and increase the resilience of key public infrastructure in risk-prone areas. Concept completed on 4 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166437. US$ 80.0/8.0 (IDA Grant/GFDR). Consultants will be required. National Institute for Disaster Manage- ment (INGC). (R) 2nd Additional Financing to Emergency Resilient Recovery Project: The Project Development Objective is to restore the functionality of critical infrastructure in a resilient manner in the disaster-affected provinces; and to improve the Government of Mozambique's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisisor emergency. Negotiations authorized on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166063. US$ 13.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. National Directorate of Water Resources Management (DNGRH); Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEDH); Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Administration (AIAS); National Institute for Ir- rigation (INIR). (R) Mozambique Land Administration Project (Terra Segura): The Project Development Objective is to strengthen land tenure security in selected districts and improve the efficiency and accessibility of land administration services. Negotia- tions authorized on 17 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164551. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development. Mozambique National Urban Development and Decentralization Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163989. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for the Emergency Resilient Recovery Project:The Project Development Objective is to restore the functionality of critical infrastructure in a resilient manner in the disaster-affected provinces; and to improve the Government of Mozambique’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency.
Approval completed on 13 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161559. Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development MZ-Additional Financing for Roads and Bridges Management and Maintenance Program - Ph-2 (AF3): The project development objective of this phase of the APL is to improve access of the population to all-season roads through maintenance, rehabilitation and upgrading of the classified road network. Approval completed on 31 March 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P150956. US$ 73.6 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. ROAD FUND (Fundo de Estradas), Contact: Cecilio Granchane, Chairman; National Road Administration (ANE), Contact: Atanasio Mugunhe, Director General. Water October 2018 Africa PAGE 50 Mozambique Urban Sanitation and Drainage Project: To increase access to sanitation services in selected cities and increase national capacity to plan and implement sanitation investments in Mozambique. Concept completed on 28 Septem- ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161777. US$ 135.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Na- tional Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation (DNAAS); Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Management Agency (AIAS). (N) MZ - Additional Financing - Water Services and Institutional Support II:The objectives of the Project are to: (i) Increase water service coverage in key cities of Mozambique's territory; (ii) Strengthen the institutional and regu- latory capacity for water supply services in the northern, central and southern regions of Mozambique's territory; and (iii) Support Mozambique to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency.
Identification completed on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 74.0/21.0 (IDA Grant/NETH). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Niger Agriculture NIGER - AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK TRANSFORMATION PROJECT: The Development Objective (PDO) is “to increase productivity and commercialization for selected agriculture and livestock value chains and strengthen the cou n- try’s capacity to respond to eligible crisis or emergency”. Concept completed on 7 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P164509. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Education Niger Skills Development for Growth Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve the effectiveness of formal technical and vocational training, short term skills development and apprenticeship programs in priority sectors. Approval completed on 10 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163467. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Niger Learning Improvement for Results in Education Project: To enhance teacher effectiveness, student learn- ing and the instructional conditions in basic and pre-primary education Identification completed on 18 September 2018. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (R) Additional Financing Electricity Access Expansion Project:The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to electricity.
Approval completed on 31 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164090. US$ 56.0/14.0/22.0/70.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/ECEU/EUIB). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Additional Financing for Niger CAPCR: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve the resilience of the populations and of production systems to climate changeand variability in targeted Communes. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 9.6 (CRLD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Governance of Extractives for Local Development Project: to enhance the contribution of extractive sector to sus- PAGE 51 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 tainable rural development by strengthening resource management capacity for improved service delivery Identification com- pleted on 8 June 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Other (R) Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion: The project aims at improving digital inclusion in rural areas, in order to bring transformative services based on digital technologies for selected social and economic sectors. Concept completed on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167543. US$ 35.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. ANSI. Social Protection & Labor (R) Niger Adaptive Safety Net Project 2: The PDO is to improve the capacity of the Niger adaptive safety net system to respond to shocks and to provide access to poor and vulnerable people to multiyear safety nets with accompanying measures. Concept completed on 25 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166602. US$ 40.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Cellule Filets Sociaux. Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project: The objective of the project is to expand income-generating activities for youths in selected poor areas in Niger. Approval completed on 14 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory C. Project: P163157. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Employment, Work and Social Protection. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) AF-Niger Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve Niger’s resilience to natural hazards through selected disaster risk management interventions in targeted project sites and strengthening of Government's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or an emer- gency. Identification completed on 25 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Niger Refugees and Host Communities Support Project: The project development objective is to improve access to basic services and economic opportunities for refugees and host communities in select areas of the Republic of Niger. Ap- proval completed on 12 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164563. US$ 40.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Cabinet du Premier Ministre; Executive Secretariat for the SDS Sahel Niger (SE/SDS Sahel-Niger). Transport & Digital Development Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The project development objective is to improve road access of farming com- munities to markets and essential services in selected areas. Concept completed on 27 December 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P164498. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Equipment. Water Urban Water and Sanitation Project - AF: To increase access to sustainable water supply services and to improved san- itation services in some urban areas in the recipient's territory. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159240. US$ 10.0/60.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Agriculture October 2018 Africa PAGE 52 Ogun State Agricultural Production and Industrialization: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the government of Ogun State in its effort to increase agricultural production and industrialization. Identification completed on 23 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Budget and Planning. Second Additional Financing to Third National Fadama Development Proj: The new PDO will be: †œto increase the incomes for users of rural lands and water resources in a sustainable manner, and to contribute to restoration of the live- lihoods of conflict affected households in the selected area in the North East of the Recipient†™s territory†• Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158535. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) is to improve productivity, resilience and market access of selected livestock value chains, and to strengthen institutional capacity in service delivery. Concept completed on 18 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160865. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Education Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS): To enhance the quality and rele- vance of skills development in Nigeria. Concept completed on 13 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166239. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Education. Nigeria: AF - State Education Program Investment Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the educational system by supporting: (a) need-based teacher deployment; (b) school-level management and accountability; and (c) measurement of student learning in the Participating States. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P157890. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives NG-Electricity Transmission Project: The project development objective is to increase the transfer capacity of the trans- mission network in Nigeria. Approval completed on 15 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146330. US$ 486.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Transmission Company of Nigeria, Contact: Mr. Mack Kast, Managing Director/CEO. Nigeria Electricity Distribution Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the technical and financial performance of the electricity distribution sector in Nigeria Identification completed on 9 January 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 500.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Power Sector Recovery Performance Based Operation: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 29 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164001. US$ 1000.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Elec- tricituy and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in particular the Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji plants held by the NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY. The NDPHC is scheduled to commission power generation units in three of the NIPP plants at Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji. The units to be commis- sioned will have a combined initial generation capacity of 575 MW. The 3 plants will have a final generation capacity of 1,974 MW upon completion. These plants urgently require executed Gas Sales Supply Agreements (GSAs) with prospective gas suppliers and IOCs who have emphasized the need for a payment guarantees to enter into long term supply agreements for the fuel deliveries. In ac- cordance with World Bank PRG guidelines, the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria is required to nominate parties with whom the World Bank Gan enter into negotiations on PRGs. Therefore, I am writing to request that the World Bank extends the coverage of NEGIP to include NDPHC's NIPP plants and to nominate the NDPHC as a party with whom the World Bank can enter into formal negotiations on the potential provision of PRGs for the individual PAGE 53 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 projects. Approval completed on 19 June 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126190. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Power Holding Company of Nigeria Tel: (234-9) 413-6684, E-mail: maganiyu@ne- papmu.org, Contact: Mansuru A. Ganiyu, Project Manager. Nigeria Electrification Project: The development objective is to increase access to electricity services for households, pub- lic educational institutions, and underserved micro, small and medium enterprises. Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161885. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Rural Elec- trification Agency. Environment & Natural Resources Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - Additional Financing: To reduce vulnerabil- ity to soil erosion in targeted sub-watersheds. Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164082. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Nigeria Affordable Housing Project: To increase access to mortgage finance for targeted underserved households. Con- cept completed on 11 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P165296. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Family Homes Fund. Governance Fiscal Governance and Institutions Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve the credibility of public finance and national statistics. Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163540. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Federal Ministry of Finance. States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability PforR: To improve systems for collection and man- agement of public funds, enhance fiscal performance, and improve service delivery of States in Nigeria Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162009. US$ 750.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Nigeria- Accelerating Nutrition Results: To increase utilization of quality, cost-effective nutrition services for pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls and children under five years of age in select areas of the Recipient's territory. Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162069. US$ 225.0/7.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Health. (R) Nigeria Cutting U5MR in Half in a Decade MPA: The PDO of this Multi-Phased Approach (MPA) is to cut under five mortality rate in half in a decade. Concept completed on 30 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167156. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Federal Ministry of Health. Additional Financing Nigeria State Health Investment Project: To increase the delivery and use of high impact ma- ternal and child health interventions and improve quality of care available to the people of Nasarawa, Ondo and all the states in the North East. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing NG-Polio Eradication Support Project: To assist the Recipient, as part of a global polio eradi- cation effort, to achieve and sustain at least 80% coverage with oral poliovaccine immunization in every state in the Recipient's territory, and sustain national routine immunization coverage. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Polio Eradication Support Project Additional Financing: To assist the Recipient, as part of a global polio eradication effort, to achieve and sustain at least 80 percent coverage with oral polio vaccine immunization in every state in October 2018 Africa PAGE 54 the Recipient’s territory, and improve national routine immunization coverage. Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165247. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Primary Health Care Development Agency. BASIC HEALTHCARE PROVISION FUND PROJECT (HUWE PROJECT): The project development objective (PDO) is to establish the accreditation, verification and payment mechanisms for the operationalization of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund in the participating states. Approval completed on 13 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163969. US$ 20.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Health. Social Protection & Labor Community and Social Development AF-2: The new PDO is to increase access by the poor people, and particularly by the internally displaced and vulnerable people in the North East of Nigeria, to improved social and natural resource infrastruc- ture services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157898. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Nigeria Youth Employment and Social Support AF: The project development objective is to increase access of the poor and vulnerable, using improved social safety net systems, to youth employment opportunities in all Participating States and to provide Targeted Cash Transfers to the poor, vulnerable and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the North East States. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157899. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Nigeria For Women Project: To support improved livelihoods for benefiting women in targeted areas of Nigeria. Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161364. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. Transport & Digital Development Nigeria Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project: The objective of the proposed Nigeria Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing (RAAMP) is to improve rural access and agricultural marketing in selected participating states, whilst enhancing sustainability of the rural and state road network. 13.This operationis the successor of the Second Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP 2-P095003) designed to enhance the impact of the rural access initiative in improving agricultural productivity and value chain, as well as income and compet- itiveness of small family farmers.The focus on connecting rural communities to local agricultural markets - roadside agro- logistics hubs – to support the ongoing agricultural transformation initiative makes RAAMP unique from its predecessors. RAAMP will facilitate the provision of services that will enhance agricultural productivity, help build rural agricultural value chains, and help producers market agricultural products competitively. RAAMP will build on its successor, RAMP 2, by incor- porating agricultural marketing/agro-logistics services. The project also proposes adopting an innovative output-based ap- proach to help the states function as full-fledged implementing entities capable of implementing development partners’ sup- port. Concept completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163353. US$ 180.0/236.0 (IDA Credit/FRDE). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Nigeria Green Belt Corridors Development Program: The proposed Program Development Objective (PDO)of the Nigeria green belt corridors development program is to improve transport and trade connectivity and facilitate market inte- gration along Nigeria’s key economic corridors. This is a multi-sectoral complex and long-term undertaking that requires adopting a multiphase programmatic instru- ment/approach (MPA). The Government of Nigeria (GON) has requested financing for the improvement of critical road in- frastructure and logistics services along the economic corridors spread in the gateway states, south eastern region, north west- ern region and River Nile corridor. The request includes 23 road projects with a total length of about 2,400km. The investment PAGE 55 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 requirement for the urban renewal is anticipated to be high. Private investment is required to operationalize the SEZs and establish commodity exchange centers. Therefore, the proposed program will be implemented in phases. This MPA will support an integrated approach to economic corridor development with a focus on: i) upgrading priority transport corridors at the national and sub-national levels; ii) improving logistics infrastructure and services; and iii) creating an enabling environment for private investment. Phase 1 will focus on improving priority transport corridors at the national and sub-national levels, whilst developing the interventions that will support the economic transformation by addressing key regulatory gaps along the economic corridors. Phases 2 and 3 will expand the support for spatial transformation and regional economic integration through the development of economic development corridors and other complementary interventions with multi-sectoral interventions at national and sub-national levels. Identification completed on 13 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Nigeria Digital Identification for Development Project: The Development Objective of the project is to increase the number of persons in Nigeria who have government-recognized proof of unique identity that enables them to access services. Concept completed on 10 September 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P167183. US$ 115.0/215.0/100.0 (IDA Credit/EUIB/FRDE). No consultants are required. Na- tional Identity Management Commission. Rwanda Agriculture (R) Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project: To increase agricultural productivity, mar- ket access, and food security of the targeted beneficiaries in the project areas. Approval completed on 14 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164520. US$ 26.3 (GAFS). No consultants are required. Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB). Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program Phase 3 PforR Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 28 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 46.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/RWAG). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Rwanda - Additional Financing for the Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program 4 PforR Phase 2: To promote the commercialization of agriculture value chains in Rwanda. Identification completed on 17 October 2018. US$ 75.0 (MSC1). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (N) Quality Basic Education for Human Capital Development in Rwanda: To improve student learning and pro- gression in basic education in Rwanda. Identification completed on 27 September 2018. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (R) Rwanda Housing Finance Project: To expand access to housing finance to households and to support capital market development in Rwanda. Negotiations authorized on 26 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P165649. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Development Bank of Rwanda. October 2018 Africa PAGE 56 Governance (R) Rwanda Public Finance Management Reform Project: To improve budget reliability and control of funds for service delivery, enhance budget transparency and increase professionalization of the public finance officials. Approval completed on 23 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164807. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Socio-economic Inclusion of Refugees & Host Communities in Rwanda Project: To improve access to basic services and economic opportunities for refugees and host communities, and support environmental management, in the tar- get areas in Rwanda Concept completed on 17 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164130. US$ 35.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees. Rwanda Urban Development Phase II: To improve access to basic infrastructure and urban management in participating urban areas of Rwanda Identification completed on 2 August 2017. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sao Tome and Principe Education (N) Sao Tome and Principe Education Reform and Quality Improvement Project: To improve the quality and the overall efficiency of the education system in Sao Tome and Principe. Identification completed on 11 October 2018. US$ 6.0/2.3 (IDA Grant/EFAF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. STP Quality Education for All - AF: The Development Objective of the proposed operation is to improve the system of in- service teacher training and to strengthen the management of human resources in the education sector in São Tomé and Prín- cipe. Approval completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150828. US$ 3.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. AFAP, Contact: Jorge Bom Jesus, Minister. Energy & Extractives (N) Additional Financing to STP Power Sector Recovery Project: The project development objectives are to (i) in- crease renewable energy generation and (ii) improve the reliability of the electricity supply. Identification completed on 17 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Social Protection and Skills Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the develop- ment of an effective national safety net system for poor households andinclusive and labor market relevant skills development programs. Approval completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163088. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs; Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Communica- tion; Directorate of Tourism and Hospitality. Transport & Digital Development Sao Tome e Principe Transport Sector Development and Coastal Protection Project: The proposed PDOs is to PAGE 57 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 reduce road users’ cost and increase transport and urban infrastructure resilience to coastal erosion and rise of sea level C on- cept completed on 20 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161842. US$ 25.0/15.0/15.0 (IDA Grant/EUIB/NETH). No consultants are required. INAE (instituto Nacional das Estradas). Senegal Agriculture (R) Groundnut Competitiveness and Agriculture Diversification Program For Results: to improve the competi- tiveness of the groundnut value chain and to increase the resilience to climate and market risks of farmers and herders in the Groundnut Basin. Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164967. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment. Education Senegal-Quality Improvement and Equity of Basic Education - AF: The project development objective is to improve learning outcomes for early grades, increase access to the science and mathematics tracks of secondary schools, and to improve equity in access to basic education. Approval completed on 31 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163575. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Senegal Investing in the Early Years for Human Development: Improve delivery of select services that promote early childhood development in underserved areas of Senegal Approval completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161332. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Governance and Protection of the Child. Energy & Extractives Senegal Sector Financial Recovery and Sustainability Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. The Sen- egal Modern Energy Services Program for Resu lts will explore innovative approaches to capitalize on the results base d n a t u r e of the PforR to improve the quality of electricity supply and ac ce s s to m od er n electricity services in both urban and rural areas. The Se neg al M ode rn Ene rgy Services Program for Results will explore innovative a ppro ach es to c api tali ze o n the results based nature of the PforR to improv e the qua lit y of elec trici ty su pply and access to modern electricity servi ces in both urb an an d rur al are as. The Senegal Modern Energy Services Pro gram fo r Resu lts w ill ex plore innovat ive approaches to capitalize on the re sults ba sed nat ure of the Pf orR to improve the quality of electricity supp ly and ac cess to modern electric ity ser vices in both urban and rural areas. The Senega l Modern Energy Services Program for Results will explore innovat ive approac hes to ca pitalize on the re sults bas ed nature of the PforR to im prove the qu ality of e lectricit y supply an d access t o modern electricity se rvices in bot h urban and rural are as. The Sen egal Modern Energy Services Pr ogram for Resu lts will exp lore innova tive approach es to capitalize on the re sults based nat ure of the Pf orR to impro ve the quality of electricity supply and access to m odern electric ity services in both urban a nd rural areas. Th e Senegal Modern Energy Services Program for Results will explore innovative ap proaches to capit alize on the res ults based na ture of the PforR to improve th e quality of elect ricity supply and access to mod ern electricity services in both urban and rura l areas. The Sene gal Modern Energy Services Program for Re sults will explore i nnovative approache s to capitalize on the results based na ture of the PforR to improve the quality of electricity supply and access to mod ern electricity servi ces in both urban an d rural areas.The Senegal Modern En ergy Services Program for Results will explore innovative approaches to capitali ze on the results base d nature of the PforR to improve the quality of electrici ty supply and access to modern electricity services in both urban and rural are as. The Senegal Modern Energy Services Program for Results will explore innovat ive approaches to capitalize on the results based nature of the PforR to improve the quality of electricity supply and access to modern elec- tricity services in both urban and rural areas. The Senegal Modern Energy Services Program for Results will explore innovative approaches to capitalize on the results based nature of the PforR to improve the quality of electricity supply and access to modern electricity services in both urban and rural areas. Identification completed on 14 March 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance October 2018 Africa PAGE 58 Public Financial Management Strengthening Technical Assistance Project: To enhance budget credibility, trans- parency and accountability mechanisms in the use and management of central Government financialresources. The project aims to support the modernization of the Public Financial Management system and the implementation of a Public Sector performance based system in Senegal. It includes five components: (1) Strengthening Fiscal Policies and Planning; (2) Improving Budget Execution and Reporting Processes; (3) Strengthening the Capacity of External Audit and Legislative Oversight; (4) Project Management; and (5) Sup- porting the Implementation of a Public Sector Performance-Based Management and Results Monitoring System. Approval completed on 31 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P146859. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PFM Reform Secretary Tel: (221) 821-4587, E-mail: ctdiopmef@yahoo.fr, Contact: Cheikh Tidiane Diop, Co- ordinator. Health, Nutrition & Population Investing in Maternal and Child Health: The Project Development Objective is to increase utilization and improve the quality in priority regions with a particular focus on reproductive, maternal, adolescent and child health and nutrition services. Concept completed on 31 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162042. US$ 30.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health and Social Action. Social Protection & Labor Social Safety Net: TThe objectives of the Project are to: (a) support the establishment of building blocks for the social safety net system; and (b) increase the access of poor and vulnerable households to targeted and adaptive cash transfers programs. Approval completed on 24 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156160. US$ 11.1 (AFRH). Consult- ants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Improving Youth Employability Through Informal Apprenticeship: The project development objectives are to strengthen the apprenticeship system and improve the employability of selected apprentices. Negotiations authorized on 15 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167681. US$ 53.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Professional Training, Apprenticeship and Craft. Senegal - Additional Financing to the Social Safety Net Project: The development objective is to improve the effec- tiveness of traditional apprenticeships and youth employment services and to improve access to skills and productive oppor- tunities for targeted youth. Concept completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162354. US$ 57.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Prime Minister's Office. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Additional Financing - Stormwater Management and Climate Change Adaptation Project: To improve flood prevention management in peri-urban areas of Dakar and to promote city sustainability management practices, including climate resilience, in two selected urban areas Approval completed on 27 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152150. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Senegal Municipal Solid Waste Management Project: The development objective of the project is to strengthen the governance of solid waste management in Senegal and improve solid waste management services in selected Senegalese cities. Concept completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161477. US$ 50.0/35.0/58.0/7.0 (IDA Credit/EUIB/GSPN/ZPCO). Consultants will be required. Unite de Coordination et de Gestion (UCG). SN:Casamance Development Pole Project AF: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to: (i) enhance the agri- cultural productivity of youth and female farmers for selectedcrops; and (ii) improve transport linkages in isolated rural com- munities in targeted areas of the Casamance region. Identification completed on 24 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Municipal and Agglomerations Support Program: 19.The proposed Project Development Objective is to support the Government of Senegal in: (a) setting up financial mechanisms and institutional structures to implement its decentralization PAGE 59 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 policy; and (b) strengthening the capacity of selected urban local governments for effective, accountable and inclusive service delivery. Approval completed on 30 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P157097. US$ 110.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/FRDE). Consulting services to be determined. Municipal Development Agency. Water Senegal Urban Water and Sanitation Project - Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water and sanitation services in selected urban areas in afinancially sustainable manner. Approval completed on 6 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162537. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Senegal Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project's development objective is to increase access to im- proved water and sanitation services in selected rural areas and strengthen capacity for water resources management. Ap- proval completed on 22 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164262. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Direction de l'Hydraulique (DH); Office des Forages Ruraux (OFOR); Direction de Gestion et de Planification des Ressources en Eau (DGPRE); Direction de l'Assainissement (DA); Office National de l'Assainissement du Sénégal (ONAS); Project Implementation Unit (PIU). Seychelles Social Protection & Labor (N) Strengthening Quality of the Social Protection System: The development objective is to strengthen the efficiency and quality of social protection services. Identification completed on 10 September 2018. US$10.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Agency for Social Protection. Sierra Leone Education Focusing Resources on Equity and Excellence of Education Project (FREE Education Program): To increase the number of students in better functioning schools. Identification completed on 7 June 2018. US$ 10.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/PFED). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing of the Revitalizing Education Development in Sierra Leone Project: The Project Develop- ment Objective is to improve the learning environment in targeted schools and establish systems for monitoringof education interventions and outcomes. To do this, the Project will finance elements of the ESP that deliver intermediate resultswhile simultaneously addressing critical issues in the system to build the foundation for better management and efficiency withinthe sector. Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163161. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sierra Leone Higher Education Development Program: The proposed higher education program aims to strengthen the capacity of the higher education system to deliver better quality, to increase access and enhance governance and financing in higher education. Identification completed on 19 January 2018. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Sierra Leone Skills Development Project: The Project Development objective (PDO) is to increase access to de- mand-led skills training and build the foundations for a demand-led skills development system in Sierra Leone. B. Key Results October 2018 Africa PAGE 60 Progress towards meeting the PDO would be measured through the following key outcome indicators: (a)Number of people (disaggregated by gender) having successfully completed demand-led skills upgrading programs: •Number of people (disaggregated by gender) completing skills training programs provided by Window 1 participating TVET institutions •Number of TVET programs participating in Window 1 reaching the milestone of 65 percent of graduates in productive em- ployment after 1 year of completing the training program •Number of people (disaggregated by gender) trained and employed by companies/businesses and self-employed in Window 2 (b)The skills information system operational with increased number of TVET providersreporting annual data on students, teachers, training programs, and facilities (c)Number of TVET programs conducting pilot accreditation with industries participation Approval completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163723. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Technical and Higher Education. Energy & Extractives SL _ Bumbuna II Hydropower Project: The project development objective is to provide affordable renewable energy by mobilizing private and development finance Identification completed on 7 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. US$ 120.0/80.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve the operational performance of the national electricity distribution utility. Identification completed on 18 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. SL_Bumbuna II Hydropower Project: The project development objective is to provide affordable clean energy and mo- bilize private and development finance Identification completed on 5 April 2018. US$ 120.0/80.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Sierra Leone Sustainable Tourism Development Project: To contribute to sustainable tourism development in Sierra Leone. Concept completed on 26 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164212. US$ 10.0/0.8 (IDA Credit/KWBP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Tourism & Cultural Affairs. (R) Sierra Leone Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project: The objective of the project is to increase efficiency in the delivery of financial services. Concept completed on 14 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166601. US$ 10.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Bank of Sierra Leone. Governance Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation -Additional Financing Project: The modified project development objective reads as follows: to improve the public financial management system and accountability in the use of government finances. Approval completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162667. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 61 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Social Protection & Labor Social Safety Nets Additional Financing: The project development objective is to establish the key building blocks for a basic national safety net system and to provide income support to extremely poor households in Sierra Leone. Approval com- pleted on 6 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154454. US$ 10.0/4.3 (IDA Grant/ERR). Consult- ants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Sierra Leone SSN Project Second Additional Financing: The project development objective is to establish the key building blocks for a basic national safety net system and to provide income support to extremely poor households in Sierra Leone. Identification completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Fixing Freetown: Improve governance of Freetown City Council (FCC) to enhance basic service delivery Identification com- pleted on 15 August 2018. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sierra Leone Land Administration Reform Project: The Development Objective is to enhance land tenure security by building capacity of relevant institutions to map and record familytenure and land surveying and registration services. Concept completed on 19 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164945. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Land, Community Planning and Environment. Transport & Digital Development Freetown Integrated Urban Transport Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve mobility and road safety in a pilot area and enhance institutional capacity to plan and manage urban transport in the city of Freetown. Concept completed on 10 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164353. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Aviation. Somalia Energy & Extractives (R) Somali Electricity Access Project: The Project Development Objective is to expand access to electricity in targeted urban, peri-urban, and rural communities in Somalia Appraisal completed on 10 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165497. US$ 5.5 (SOMP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Somaliland; Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, FGS; Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Somaliland. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship, through Digital Uplift Program (SCALED-UP): The development objective of the proposed program is to increase access to basic financial and digital ser- vices supporting entrepreneurship and sustainable employment, particularly for women. Identification completed on 9 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 20.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/SOMP). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance (R) Domestic Revenue Mobilization and Public Financial Management Capacity Strengthening Project: To strengthen systems of domestic revenue mobilization, expenditure control and accountability in the Federal Government, Puntland State of Somalia, and Somaliland. Approval completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166206. US$ 20.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/SOMP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Puntland; Ministry of Finance of Somaliland Hargeisa; Ministry of Finance Federal Government. October 2018 Africa PAGE 62 (R) Recurrent Cost & Reform Financing Project - Additional Financing: To support the Federal Government of Somalia and Eligible Federal Member States to strengthen resource management systems, the inter-governmental fiscal framework, and service delivery systems in health and education. Approval completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167224. US$ 60.0/2.0 (IDA Grant/SOMP). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Somali Urban Investment Planning:To provide (i) an assessment of the feasibility of, and preliminary plans for, selected urban investment and institutional strengthening activities in southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland, and (ii) enhanced project preparation and implementation capacity of participating agencies.
Approval completed on 4 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150374. US$ 6.0 (SOMP). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: H.E. Mohamed Adan Ibrahim, Minister; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Zamzam Abdi Adan, Minister; Hargeisa Municipality, Contact: Abdurahman Mohamud Aided, Mayor; Mogadishu Municipal- ity, Contact: Yusuf Hussein Jim'ale, Mayor; Garowe Municipality, Contact: Hassan Mohamed Isse, Mayor; Hargeisa Water Agency, Contact: Ibrahim Siyad Yonis, Manager. (R) Somali Urban Investment Planning Project Additional Financing: To provide: (i) an assessment of the feasibil- ity of, and preliminary plans for, selected urban investment and institutional strengthening activities in targeted cities, and (ii) enhanced project preparation and implementation capacity of participating agencies. Negotiations authorized on 24 Oc- tober 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166591. US$ 3.0 (SOMP). Consultants will be required. Hargeisa Municipality; Mogadishu Municipality; Hargeisa Water Agency; Garowe Municipality; Baidoa Municipality; Kismayo Munic- ipality. Somalia Urban Resilience Project: To strengthen public service delivery capacity at the sub-national level and support the reconstruction of key urban infrastructurein targeted areas. Approval completed on 2 August 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P163857. US$ 9.0 (SOMP). Consultants will be required. Benadir Regional Administration; Garowe Municipality. Transport & Digital Development Additional Financing: ICT Sector Support in Somalia (Phase 2): Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 15 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 14.0/2.0 (SOMP/SPBF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (R) Somalia - Water for Agro-pastoral Productivity and Resilience: Develop water and agricultural services for im- proving productivity and livelihood resilience among agro-pastoralist communities in dryland areas of Somalia. Concept com- pleted on 14 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167826. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Abdiwahid Ibrahim Ahmed. South Africa Energy & Extractives Technical Assistance Project for the Development Carbon Capture and Storage in the Republic of South Af- rica: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to assess the feasibility of, and build expert capacity for, carbon capture and storage in South Africa. Approval completed on 22 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149521. US$ 23.0 (CARB). Consultants will be required. South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI). PAGE 63 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 South Sudan Agriculture (N) South Sudan Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Project: The project seeks to help targeted farming communities return to sustainable crop and livestock production for household food security and income generation. Identification com- pleted on 23 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population South Sudan Health Rapid Results AF: The additional financing to Rapid Results Health Project will ensure continuity of high impact primary health care services in Upper Nile and Jonglei States of South Sudan. The project development objec- tives (PDOs) are: (i) to improve the delivery of high impact primary health care services in Recipient's states of Jonglei and Upper Nile; and (ii) to strengthen coordination and monitoring and evaluation capacities of the Ministry of Health. The addi- tional financing will provide support to the two original components: i) Component 1 will support Delivery of high impact Primary Health Care services; ii) Component 2 will strengthen capacity of MOH at the national level. The project will also support performance based contracting, exact details of the amounts to be financed from the HRITF (possibly for amounts upto US$15 million) are still being discussed. Approval completed on 13 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146413. US$ 10.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. .., Contact: .. (N) Protection of Essential Health Services Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase the utilization and quality of an essential package of health services, with a particular focus on the former states of Upper Nile and Jonglei Concept completed on 7 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168926. US$ 74.5 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. International Committee of the Red Cross; UNICEF. South Sudan Health Rapid Results Project AF: The proposed revised PDO is to: i) improve delivery of high impact primary health care services, including pharmaceuticals in Upper Nile and Jonglei states; and iii) to strengthen coordination and M&E implementation capacities of the MOH. Approval completed on 27 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156917. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Contact: Moses Moses Mabior Deu, Director of Aid Co-ordination. Social Protection & Labor (N) South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP) AF: Provide access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable and put in place building blocks for a social protection system. Identification completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sudan Education (R) Sudan Basic Education Development Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve reading proficiency of pupils in early grades and improve progression to the upper grades of primary education in disadvan- taged schools, and to strengthen the education management systems. Concept completed on 12 September 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P167169. US$ 59.0 (FTIE). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Educa- tion. Environment & Natural Resources Sudan Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project (SSNRMP) Additional Financing (Phase 2): The Project Development Objective (PDO) and Global Environment Objective is “to increase the adoption of sustainable land and watermanagement practices in targeted landscapes”. Approval completed on 10 August 2 018. Environmental Assessment October 2018 Africa PAGE 64 Category B. Project: P161304. US$ 5.5 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Management and Physical Development; Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Physical Development (MoENRPD). (N) Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project: Focus on IDP-NRM Nexus, Climate-Resilient Tech- nologies, and Malaria Control: The Project Development Objective (PDO) and Global Environment Objective is “to in- crease the adoption of sustainable land and watermanagement practices in targeted landscapes”. Identification completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 1.4/9.2 (GEFU/LDC). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Education (N) Boost Primary Student Learning: To enhance the teaching and learning environment in public primary schools. Identification completed on 11 October 2018. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project: To increase enrolment in and improve the quality and labor market relevance of degree programs in priority disciplines in select public universities and improve the management of the higher education system. Identification completed on 6 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Program: To enhance equitable access to and improve learn- ing environments in government secondary schools with a focus on mathematics and science. Negotiations authorized on 7 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163439. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives TZ Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources: To strengthen the Governments capacity to manage the mineral sector to improve the socioeconomic impacts of large and small-scale mining for Tanzania and Tanzanians and enhance private local and foreign investment. Approval completed on 7 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151124. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Utility Strengthening Project (TUSP): The project development objective of the Tanzania Utility Strengthen- ing Project (TUSP) is to expand electricity access, improve supply services and enhance operational performance of the utility. The project has five components: a-) distribution grid densification program, including grid extension, rehabilitation and me- tering; b-) electricity transmission strengthening (selected priority investment in extension and rehabilitation of transmission infrastructure); c-) distribution control center upgrade in Dar es Salaam; d-) strengthening utility operations and revenue management through upgrading the MIS, GIS, advanced metering and billing systems; and e-) technical assistance & capacity building. Identification completed on 21 November 2017. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Housing Finance Project: The revised PDO is as follows: To facilitate the development of the housing finance market through the provision of medium and long-term liquidity to lenders. Approval completed on 24 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BANK OF TANZANIA, Contact: Albert Mkenda, Program Manager (PIU). Tanzania Financial Inclusion Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to expand responsible access to fi- nance for MSMEs and improve capacity for regulators, financial institutions and enterprises. The operation will have a gender focus to address the specific inclusion and access constraints faced by women in Tanzania. Negotiations authorized on 21 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P161355. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PAGE 65 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 BANK OF TANZANIA. Industrial Transformation for Growth: To improve and promote the investment climate and support industrial growth through facilitating increased domestic value addition Identification completed on 8 June 2016. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments. Governance Tanzania Public Service Modernization Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Investing in the Early Years: Improve coverage and quality of the early childhood development services for the first 1,000 days in selected regions. Concept completed on 28 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164758. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Govern- ment; Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children. Infrastructure, PPP's & Guarantees Tanzania Public-Private Partnership Project: The development objective of the TSPF is sustainable private financing of sub-sovereign public services. Concept completed on 21 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159192. US$ 10.0 (TZPP). Consultants will be required. PPP Node, President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government, GoT; Ministry of Finance and Planning, RGoZ. Poverty and Equity Tanzania Statistics Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the governance and capacity of the Na- tional Statistical System to produce, use and disseminate quality statistics, and to fill data gaps. Concept completed on 9 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167066. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. Development Support for Tanzania Statistics: To strengthen the capacity of the national statistical bureau to collect, process, and disseminate data and statistics on living standards, labor markets, and agriculture. Approval completed on 14 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159954. US$ 8.6 (EUDF). Consultants will be required. Na- tional Bureau of Statistics. Social Protection & Labor TZ-PSSN Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective of APL Phase 1 is to create a comprehensive, efficient, well-targeted productive social safetynetsystem for the poor and vulnerable section of the Tanzanian population. Approval completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151838. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). No consult- ants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Tanzania Productive Social Safety Net Project II: To improve access to income-earning opportunities and socio- economic services for targeted poor households while enhancing and protecting the human capital of their children. Concept completed on 22 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P169165. US$ 300.0/3.4/0.9/13.3/31.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/AID/BMGF/DFID/NORW/SIDA). No consultants are required. Tanzania Social Action Fund. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Zanzibar Urban Services Project Additional Financing: Improve access to urban services and conserve physical cul- tural heritage in Zanzibar. Approval completed on 13 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155392. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Africa PAGE 66 Land Tenure Improvement Project: To strengthen the land administration system and increase tenure security in both urban and rural areas. Concept completed on 1 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164906. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development. TSCP Second Additional Financing: To improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in Participating LGAs. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159489. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Strategic Cities Project AF: To improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in Participating LGAs. Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148974. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government Tel: (255-26) 232- 1908/2848, E-mail: NA, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. (R) Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project Additional Financing: The objective of the Project is to im- prove urban services and institutional capacity in the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Area and to facilitate potential emergency response. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (TURP). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Boosting Inclusive Growth for Zanzibar: Integrated Development Project: The development objective of the pro- ject is to improve the livability and economic potential of Zanzibar in targeted areas, with enhanced service delivery, mobility, cultural heritage revitalization, and urban management. Concept completed on 8 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P165128. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Planning. Trade & Competitiveness Private Sector Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 27 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 60.2 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. United Republic of Tanzania, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Transport & Digital Development Tanzania Roads to Inclusion and Socioeconomic Opportunities (RISE) Program: To improve road connectivity in support of livelihoods of rural population, both male and female, in selected rural areas, and build capacity in the sustainable management of rural roads Concept completed on 18 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164920. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA); Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS). Tanzania Development Corridors Transport Project: The PDO is to improve transport connectivity in selected devel- opment corridors and institutional capacity for enhanced management of efficient, resilient, and safe road and airport transport systems. Concept completed on 16 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165660. US$ 550.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS). Digital Tanzania Program Phase I: Digital Foundations Project: To increase access to affordable, high quality inter- net services for government, businesses and citizens and to improve the government's capacity to deliver digital public services. Concept completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160766. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. President's Office - Public Service Management; Ministry of Works, Transport and Com- munication (Communication Sector). Water Tanzania Water Sector Support Project - Additional Financing: The Additional finance will contribute to the coun- try's water sector development program (WSDP) acheieve its first phase target of providing access to the originally planned beneficiaries of 10 villages per local Government Administration (LGAs). This target was down sized during restructuring of the project due to shortage of funding. Given the increased attention given to the Rural water supply in governments recent initiative of Big Result Now (BRN), the AF will be a timely response to assit government acheiwve its objective. It will also be uninterrupted continuation of the Bank support during the transition from phase I to Phase II of the program. PAGE 67 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 The AF will finance RWS schemes and completion works in urban component while at the same time provide program man- agement assistance to Government's effort to streamline the new BRN initiative with the WSDP arrangement. It is expected that development partners such as the DFID will join the initiative. It is also envisaged that preparation of the follow on project to support the se cond phase of government's WSDP will be initiated in parallel to implementation of the Additional financing. Approval completed on 16 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P146700. US$ 44.9/13.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/DFID/KFW). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water Tel: (255-22) 245-1530, E-mail: b.psmw@mowi.go.tz, Contact: EgR. Bashir J. Mrindoko, Permanent Secretary. Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 26 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163732. US$ 350.0/65.0 (IDA Credit/DFID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Tanzania Water Security for Growth: The proposed development objective of the project is to enhance water security of prioritized urban areas and bring critical water-source areas under sustainable watershed management Identification com- pleted on 3 October 2018. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Togo Agriculture PASA Additional Financing: The objectives of the Project are to (i) rehabilitate and reinforce productive capacities among targeted beneficiaries across Selected Value Chains, and (ii) foster an enabling environment for the development of the agri- cultural sector, in the Recipient's territory. Project Beneficiaries (within all five administrative regions of Togo) 1) 60,000 crop farmers 2) 13,000 animal herders 3) 1,600 fish producers 4) 500 fish merchants 5) 650,000 households raising poultry and/or small ruminants will benefit from dedicated animal vaccination campaigns PDO Level Results Indicators 1) Farm output subject to project supported post-harvest value-adding schemes (rice,corn); 2) Increase of crop (coffee, cocoa) and continental fisheries output, and of livestock population (small ruminants, poultry) among project beneficiaries; 3) Rates of PNIASA financial execution (for PASA, PADAT and WAAPP altogether) and; 4) Number of direct beneficiaries. Approval completed on 14 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159637. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Togo Health System Performance Strengthening Project: To improve utilization and quality of reproductive, mater- nal, neonatal, and child health services in selected regions. Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P164886. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministère de la Santé et de la Protec- tion sociale. October 2018 Africa PAGE 68 Poverty and Equity (R) Togo: Data for a fact based society: To improve the quality of welfare and macro-economic statistics and to strengthen the institutional, financial and human infrastructure needed to sustain improved data production. Concept com- pleted on 16 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166135. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Demographiques: INSEED. Social Protection & Labor Community Development and Safety Nets Project Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective is to provide poor communities with greater access to basic socio-economic infrastructures and social safety nets. Ap- proval completed on 7 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146598. US$ 12.1 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Technical Secretariat of the Community Development and Safety Nets Project Tel: (228) 220-7597, E-mail: pdctogo@yahoo.fr, Contact: Yawavi Agboka-Abalo, Coordonatrice du Secretariat Technique. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Energy Project - Additional Financing: The objectives are to: (a) in- crease access to infrastructure and urban services in Lome; and (b) support the Government's efforts to demonstrate concrete improvements in the lives of its citizens, a critical step for sustaining social and political stability in the country. Approval completed on 4 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 14.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Agence deExecution des Travaux Urbains (AGETUR) Tel: (229) 313-645, E-mail: agetur@intnet.bj, Contact: Yuba Raj Pandey, Vice Chairman. Uganda Education Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project: The project development objective is to enhance equitable access to lower secondary education by focusing on underserved areas and populations, including refugees and hosting communities, and girls. Concept completed on 20 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166570. US$ 118.8/31.3 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education and Sports. Energy & Extractives Uganda Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP): The Project Development Objective is to scale-up access to elec- tricity in Uganda. Identification completed on 2 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Rural Electrification Agency (REA). IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others counter- part risk guarantee to cover the payment risk from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Approval completed on 18 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133318. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Energy and Mineral Development Tel: (256-41) 434-9342, E-mail: info@energy.go.ug, Contact: Hon. Irene Muloni, Minister. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Second Competitive and Enterprise Development Project: The development objective of the proposed Second Com- petitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP2) is to strengthen conditions for private sector led growth and boost job creation by: improving the business environment, increasing firm growth in agribusiness, upgrading innovation capacity of SMEs, enhancing market linkages and promoting entrepreneurship, and improving MSME access to finance. This will be based on supporting the GoU in fostering innovation, enhancing competitiveness of the agribusiness sector by developing effective industrial infrastructure with linkages to SMEs through targeted interventions, such as strengthening links between agriculture and manufacturing, improving quality infrastructure and generating investments. Identification completed on 18 October 2017. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 69 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Governance Narrowing the Governance Implementation Gap in Uganda (NGIGU): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161981. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Additional Financing Uganda Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to: (a) improve utilization of essential health services with a focus on repro- ductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in target districts; and (b) scale up birth and death registra- tion services Approval completed on 12 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163691. US$ 25.0 (SIDA). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160250. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of finance, Planning, and Economic Development. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 15 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163515. US$ 360.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Project 3: To enhance mobility within the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) and economic productivity of Kampala City. Identification completed on 9 April 2018. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for communities hosting refugees in the target areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Uganda. The proposed regional project will embed the essential features of ensuring citizen participation and engagement in identifying and prioritizing developmental needs, including socio-economic infrastructure and livelihood opportunities to improve self- reliance of refugee hosting communities; improving social cohesion between refugees and refugee hosting communities; in- creasing citizen voice and role in development decision making; and eliciting greater demand for social accountability. The operational approach will be Community Driven Development (CDD) and will involve: (i) building and capacitating grassroots institutions; (ii) ensuring the voice of all communities is heard in decision making; (iii) strengthening decentralized govern- ment administrative functions; and (iv) investing in public service delivery and social mobilization to enhance social cohesion among beneficiary communities. Appraisal completed on 13 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164101. US$ 87.5/62.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. IGAD; Agence Djiboutienne de Développement Social; Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Office of the Prime Minister. UG - Strengthening Social Risk Management and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Project: The Project Development Objectives are to increase: (i) participation in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention programs; and (ii) utilization of multi-sectoral response services for survivors of GBV in targeted districts. Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160447. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. Water Integrated Water Management and Development Project: The PDO is to improve access to water supply and sanita- tion services, integrated water resources management, and operational performance of water and sanitation service providers October 2018 Africa PAGE 70 in Project areas. Approval completed on 14 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163782. US$ 251.0/29.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/KFW). Consultants will be required. National Water And Sewerage Corporation; Ministry of Water and Environment. Uganda irrigation development and climate resilience project: To provide irrigation and drainage services, and de- velop institutional capacity for irrigated agriculture production in the projectareas. Concept completed on 1 May 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163836. US$ 195.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water and Environment. Zambia Agriculture Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project (GEF): To improve landscape management and increase environmental and economic benefits for targeted rural communities in the Eastern Province and to improve the Recipient’s capacity to re- spond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P157521. US$ 8.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Development Plan- ning (MoNDP). Zambia agricultural growth clusters for rural jobs and diversified economic development: to promote agricul- tural diversification and agricultural market opportunities in rural Zambia Identification completed on 29 June 2018. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Second Scaling Solar Guarantee: To increase solar electricity generation capacity and diversify electricity generation re- sources in Zambia. Approval completed on 20 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ZM-Guarantee for Scaling Solar (Round 2): To increase solar electricity generation capacity and diversify electricity generation resources in Zambia. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zambia Power Sector Financial Recovery Guarantee Project: The Project development objective (PDO) is to enhance Zambia power sector financial and operational viability. Identification completed on 24 April 2018. US$ 300.0 (GUID). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Additional Financing for Zambia Strengthening Climate Resilience (PPCR Phase II): The development objective of the project is to strengthen Zambia's institutional framework for climate resilience and improve the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities in the Barotse sub-basin. The project involves three components: 1. Strategic NationalProgram Support, aiming to strengthen the national institutional and financial framework for climate resilience, by (a) providing institutional support to the national climate change program; and (b) strengthening climate infor- mation. 2. Support to ParticipatoryAdaptation, through strengthening of the adaptive capacity of vulnerable rural communities in the Barotse sub-basin. 3. Pilot Participatory Adaptation, through the funding of actual participatory adaptation investments in the Barotse sub-basin, including (a) community adaptation sub-grants; (b) establishment and operation of an adaptation contingency fund; and (c) rehabilitation and strengthened management of traditional canals. Approval completed on 18 June 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P165442. US$ 14.6 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of National Development Planning; Zambia Metrological Agency. PAGE 71 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) Transforming landscapes for resilience and development in Zambia: To improve natural resource manage- ment in the northern region of Zambia to support sustainable livelihoods, and in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to the eligible crisis or emergency. Concept completed on 31 August 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164764. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Luapula Provincial Administrative office. Governance (N) Public Sector Governance for Service Delivery Program: The Development Objective is to strengthen public sector institutions at the Central and Local Government levels in Zambia for improved service delivery Identification com- pleted on 10 October 2018. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zimbabwe Health, Nutrition & Population Zimbabwe Health Sector Development Support Project AF II: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to in- crease coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted rural and urban districts consistent with the Recip- ient's ongoing health initiatives. Approval completed on 23 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156879. US$ 10.0 (HRBF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Zimbabwe Health Sector Development Support Project IV - AF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted ruraland urban districts consistent with the Re- cipient's ongoing health initiatives. Identification completed on 13 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zimbabwe Health Sector Development Support Project III - AF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted rural and urban districts consistent with the Re- cipient's ongoing health initiatives. Approval completed on 17 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163976. US$ 5.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Agriculture Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C): To generate and accel- erate the adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries' top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region's top agricultural commodity priorities, as outlined in the ECOWAP. Approval completed on 3 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158983. US$ 53.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministere de l’Economie et de Finances/ Caisse Autonome d’Amortissement; Ministere de l’Economie et des Finances; Minis- tre de l’Economie et des Finances; Ministere du Plan du Niger. WAAPP -2A - Support to Groundnut Value Chain in Senegal: The development objective of WAAPP-2A is to scale- up the generation, dissemination and adoption of imp roved technologies in the participating countries’ priority agricultural commodity areas. Approval completed on 17 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158265. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa - Angola & Lesotho: To increase the availability of improved agricultural technologies in participating countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region. Negotiations authorized on 4 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164486. US$25.0/20.0/5.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Angola Ministry of Agriculture; Lesotho Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. October 2018 Africa PAGE 72 AFCC2/RI-Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience: To enhance livelihood resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in cross-border drought prone areas of selected countries and improve the capacity of the selected countries’ governments to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 21 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150006. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) Tel: (251-9) 2771-8854, E-mail: faberra@mofed.gov.et, Contact: Fisseha Aberra, Director. West Africa Agricultural Transformation Project: The PDO is to accelerate the adoption of innovations by agricultural producers and processors and to facilitate regional market access for targeted technologies and products Concept completed on 18 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164810. US$ 198.0/55.0/24.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GAFS). Consulting services to be determined. CORAF/WECARD; Ministère de l’Agriculture et du Développement Ru- ral (Cote d'Ivoire); Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (Sierra Leone); Ministère de l’Agriculture et des A mé- nagements Hydrauliques (Burkina Faso); Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Ghana). Strengthening Agricultural Higher Education in Africa: To strengthen linkages between selected African universities and regional agricultural sector needs for developing required human resources to accelerate agri-food systems transformation in Africa Concept completed on 23 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164702. US$ 90.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education (Malawi); Ministry of Education (Ghana); RUFORUM. Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa Multi-Donor Trust Fund: This is a request for Additional Financing to support the existing ASARECA MDTF (P112600, TF071104). A Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) was established at the World Bank in 2008 to support a program of integrated agricultural research for devel- opment, as described in ASARECA's 5-year OP (2008/09-2013/14). The MDTF is intended to facilitate donor interaction, coordination and harmonization (including harmonization of procedures and formats to be applied by ASARECA), which is essential to effectively and efficiently assist the further institutional development of ASARECA. The project has been under implementation for the past 3.5 years and implementation progress has been satisfactory. Original donor pledges were ex- pected to reach $55 million and this target has been met. New contributions totaling $4 million will be used to scale up the results of existing sub-projects within the remaining timeframe of the grant (19 months). No new activities are planned. Iden- tification completed on 21 May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.6 (CDP4). Consulting services to be de- termined. Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), Contact: Seyfu Ketema, Executive Director. (N) Eastern and Central Africa Agriculture Transformation Project II: The development objective is to increase productivity, climate resilience, and smallholder farmer access to markets for selected agricultural commodities in selected areas of project countries Identification completed on 28 September 2018. US$ 60.5/95.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa MDTF - Additional Financing: This is a request for an extension of and additional financing for the ongoing Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) (P1126840/TF071192). It is currently financed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UK's Department for International Development (DfID); the European Commission (EC); and The Netherlands, and managed by the Agricul- ture, Rural Development and Irrigation unit (AFTA2). FARA has been operating on a 10-year Strategic Plan (2007-2016) de- veloped to add value to the support provided by the sub-regional organizations (SROs) to strengthen African National Agri- cultural Research Systems (NARS). The strategy was designed to be implemented in 2 five year phases with corresponding Medium Term Operational Plans (MTOPs) which detail implementation of the strategy. Due to delays in obtaining donor funding under the original MDTF, the Strategic Plan period was adjusted to cover the period 2009-2018. The FARA MDTF was established at the World Bank in 2009 to support the first phase of the strategic plan, MTOP I (2009-2013). It has been under implementation for the past three and a half years and implementation has been satisfactory. It is scheduled to close on December 31, 2013. Several of the MDTF participating donors are in favor of and have recommended a 5-year extension of the MDTF (in line with the Bank's revised guidelines on extension of closing dates, April 2013) to support a smooth transition to FARA's second MTOP (2014-2018). The associated proposed Additional Financing would support implementation of MTOP II. Initial confirmed funding to launch implementation has already been secured from one donor. Approval completed on 13 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Tel: (233-302) 772-823, E-mail: yakinbamijo@fara-africa.org, Contact: Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director. PAGE 73 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Eastern and Central Africa Agriculture Transformation Project I: The development objective is to enhance regional collaboration to improve productivity, climate resilience, and competitiveness of selected agricultural commodity value chains and increase smallholder farmer access to the regional market for food commodities and products Concept completed on 4 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162416. US$ 160.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Uganda: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries; Kenya: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fish- eries; Rwanda: Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board. Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa Multi Donor Trust Fund: This is a request for an extension of and additional financing for the ongoing Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) (P112600/TF071104). It is currently financed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UK's Department for International Development (DfID); the Euro- pean Commission (EC); and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and managed by the Agriculture, Rural Development and Irrigation unit (AFTAI). ASARECA, a sub-regional not-for-profit association has been operating based on a 10 year Strategic Plan (2008-2018) developed to support the sustainable competitiveness of Eastern and Central Africa agricultural research systems through support to prioritized areas of research for development. The strategy was designed to be implemented in 2 five year phases with corresponding Medium Term Operational Plans (MTOPs) which detail implemen- tation of the strategy. The ASARECA MDTF was established at the World Bank in 2008 to support the first phase of the stra- tegic plan, OPI (2008-2013). It has been under implementation for the past 4 and a half years and implementation has been satisfactory. It is scheduled to close on December 31, 2013. Donor support has been very strong for the OPI. Original donor pledges totaled $55 million. This target was not only met, but exceeded following an additional contribution of $5.6 million in the second half of 2012. Total contributions to date have passed $60 million. A number of the MDTF participating donors are in favor of and have recommended a 5 year extension of the MDTF to support a smooth transition to ASARECA' second MTOP (OPII) (2014-2018). The associated proposed Additional Financing would support implementation of OPII. Initial confirmed funding to launch implementation has already been secured from two donors. Identification completed on 23 July 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education First Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact: To improve the quality, quantity and development impact of postgraduate education in selected universities in Africa through regional specialization and col- laboration. Concept completed on 17 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164546. US$ 215.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. The Associaltion of African Universities. (N) Second Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact: To improve quality, quantity and development impact of postgraduate education in selected universities through regional specialization and collaboration. Identification completed on 19 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 69.0/27.0 (IDA Credit/FRDE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project Add. Fin.: The Project Development Objective is to support the Recipients to promote regional specialization among participating universities in areas that address regional challenges by strengthening the capacities of these universities to deliver quality training and applied research. Approval completed on 10 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153111. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP): To increase the access and improve the quality of TVET programs in selected Regional Flagship TVET Institutes and to support regional integration in East Africa. Negotiations authorized on 4 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163399. US$ 210.0/83.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Ethiopia; Inter-University Council for East Africa, Uganda; Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya; Ministry of Education, Science and Technol- ogy, Tanzania. Energy & Extractives (N) ECOWAS - Synchronization of West Africa Power Pool: The project aims at financing the equipment to ensure October 2018 Africa PAGE 74 synchronization of the systems, and building regional institutions for power trade under ECOWAS (Regional regulator-ERERA and information coordination Center-ICC) Identification completed on 13 September 2018. US$ 180.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project: To enhance shared capacity, knowledge and to jointly increase electricity access to households, businesses and communities using modern off-grid electrification technologies in project countries. The project will focus on a selected set of country-specific initiatives that are crucial to meeting the regional strategic goals. Concept completed on 20 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P160708. US$ 140.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE); West African Development Bank (BOAD). Solar Development in Sub-Saharan Africa - Phase 1 (Sahel): The Series of Projects' development objective (PDO) is to promote the deployment of competitively-procured Regional Solar Parks in West Africa and enable the dispatch of variable solar energy. SOP #1 project specific PDO is to strengthen the regional technical capacity for preparation of large–scale solar parks and integration of solar electricity into the grids Approval completed on 6 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162580. US$ 21.0 (IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. West African Power Pool (WAPP). Regional Program to Improve the Performance of Power Utilities (Phase 1) - Chad: To improve the operational performance and financial viability of power utilities. Identification completed on 2 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 90.0/2.1 (IDA Grant/PHRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. (R) CAR-DRC Cross-Border Electrification Project: The development objective for the Series of Projects (SOP) is to increase electricity access in the targeted countries through regional power trade. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to: (i) increase grid electricity supply and access in targeted border cities, and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the Central Africa Power Pool for regional power trade. Identification completed on 6 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 105.0/137.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Guinea – Mali Interconnection Project: The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) increase electricity supply to the Eastern part of Guinea; (ii) enable electricity trade between Guinea and Mali; and (iii) increase Guinea’s electricity export capability towards other West African Power Pool countries. Approval completed on 13 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166042. US$ 84.0/58.4/44.2/13.5/47.4/86.8/33.1 (IDA Credit/AFDB/EBID/ECEU/EUIB/ISDB/WADB). Consulting services to be determined. EDG; EDM. Participatory Forest and Energy Management Regional Project involving The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal: The proposed PDO is to increase the incomes of rural communities in selected border areas of Gambia, Guinea- Bissau and Senegal by fostering sustainable wood-based energy and forest products and to increase capacity for cross-border collaboration to tackle illegaltrade in forest products. The project will support forest policy coordination, cooperation and enforcement across the sub-region; reduction of risk of forest degradation by promoting more efficient and cleaner stoves, kilns and fuels; and enhancement of local management of forests and forest products through creation of a shared forest information network, clarification of forest ownershipand use patterns and community planning engaging women, youth, and other vulnerable groups. Concept completed on 11 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164342. US$ 138.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (Senegal). PAGE 75 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) North Core/Dorsale Nord Regional Power Interconnector Project: The Project Development Objectives are : (i) to increase the capacity to trade electricity between Nigeria, Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, (ii) to reduce the cost of supply of electricity in Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso through increased regional energy trade, and (iii) to increase access to electricity in Burkina Faso. Negotiations authorized on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162933. US$ 275.6/189.9/119.7/16.1/34.1 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/AFDB/ECEU/GFRC). Consultants will be required. WAPP Secretariat. WAPP-APL4 (Phase 1): Côte d'Ivoire Liberia Sierra Leone and Guinea Regional Interconnector- Additional Financing: The revised PDOs for the WAPP CLSG Power Interconnection are to: (a) reduce the cost of electricity supply at the utility level forLiberia and Sierra Leone and (b) increase the amount of electricity traded among all the participating coun- tries. The Development Objective of the WAPP TA is to increase the technical integration of the WAPP network. Approval completed on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163033. US$ 82.2/40.2/4.6 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/KFW). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Cameroon - Chad Power Interconnection Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase Cameroon’s transmission capacity from Southern to Northern Cameroon to enable exports towards Chad. Concept completed on 23 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P168185. US$ 295.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. SONATREL. Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector: The Development Objective for the Series of Projects is to establish cross-border transmission capacity between the Southern African Power Pool and the Eastern Africa Power Pool to enable regional power trade. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase power transmission and distribution capacity in northern regions of Zambia enabling regional interconnection with Tanzania. Concept completed on 17 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166099. US$ 210.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. ZESCO. Additional Financing for SAPP AREP Program - MDTF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 8.5 (FSAF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (Phase 1): The Project Development Objective is to increase grid electricity access in Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and The Gambia. Negotiations authorized on 27 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164044. US$ 184.5/9.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Energie du Mali (EDM SA); National Water and Electricity Company (NA- WEC); Electricidade e Agua da Guiné - Bissau (EAGB); ECOWAS Directorate for Energy. Mozambique - Malawi Regional Interconnector Project: The project development objective is to implement the Mozambique-Malawi transmission interconnection and to expand Malawi and Mozambique’s ability to engage in bilateral and regional power trade in the Southern African Power Pool. Concept completed on 13 February 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P164354. US$ 17.0/42.0/40.0/33.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GGER/NORW). Consultants will be required. Electricidade de Mocambique; Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Ltd. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase Three: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen planning, coordination and monitoring of environmental pollution in Lake basin and reduce sediment loads in selected hotspot areas. Concept completed on 27 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165352. US$ 195.0/38.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Lake Victoria Basin Commission. October 2018 Africa PAGE 76 Investments towards Resilient Management of GCLME: To strengthen the resilience of targeted communities and areas in coastal Western Africa. Approval completed on 9 April 2018. US$ 20.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Sao Tome and Principe - Ministry of Infrastructures, Natural Resources and Environment; Mauritania - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development; Benin - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development; Togo - Ministry of Environ- ment and Forest Resources (MEFR) (Directorate of Environment); International Union for Conservation of Nature; Cote d'Ivoire - Ministry of Salubrity, Environment and Sustainable Development; Senegal - Ministry of Environment and Sustain- able Development (Directorate of Environment (DECC)); Cote d'Ivoire - Ministry of Economy and Finances; West Africa Economic and Monetary Union. (N) Africa Environmental Health and Pollution Management Program: The program aims to reduce environmental health risks related to harmful chemicals and waste through strengthened institutional partnership and capacity building in pollution management in selected countries including Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia. Identification completed on 24 October 2018. US$ 41.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Lake Tanganyika Environmental Management Project: To contribute to the establishment of sustainable inte- grated watershed and fisheries management in the Lake Tanganyika Basin, whilestrengthening regional and national institu- tional framework and capacity to manage natural resources. Concept completed on 15 October 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P165749. US$ 117.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Lake Tanganyika Authority. West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Phase 1 in Cote d'Ivoire: The development objective of this first phase of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program in Cote d'Ivoire is to strengthen governance and management of targeted fisheries and improve handling of landed catch at selected sites. Identification completed on 26 March 2018. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Phase 2 in Liberia and Sierra Leone: To improve the management of selected fisheries, increase the post-harvest value of catch in targeted landing sites and improve theenabling environment for aquaculture development. Concept completed on 8 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162343. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Re- sources (MFMR); Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC); Committee of Fisheries for the West Central of the Gulf of Guinea (FCWC); Liberia Maritime Authority. AFFC2/RI-Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project APL-1 AF: The objectives of the Project are to con- tribute to: (i) the improvement of the collaborative management of the trans-boundarynatural resources of the LVB among the Partner States; and (ii) the improvement of environmental management of targeted pollutionhotspots and selected de- graded sub-catchments for the benefit of communities who depend on the natural resources of LVB. Approval completed on 26 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153466. US$ 20.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. WARFP Fisheries Phase 2 GEF in Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal: Improve the management of selected fisheries and increase the net value of catch in targeted landing sites. Identification completed on 12 October 2017. US$ 7.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Phase 2 in Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal: Increased sharing of fisheries information by project countries, improved regulation of access to priority fisheries and improve secure access to priority fisheries by small scale fishers and increase the post-harvest value of catch. Concept completed on 21 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161906. US$ 73.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Sub Regional Fisheries Commission (Commission Sous Régionale des Pêches); Ministry of Fisheries (Ministério das Pescas); Ministry of Maritime Economy (Ministério da Economia Maritima); Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and Na- tional Assembly Matters; Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy (Ministère de la Pêche et de l'Economie Maritime). Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Africa Region - Improved Investment Climate within the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Laws in Africa (OHADA) AF: To strengthen OHADA’s institutional capacity and sustainability to support, in its member countries, selected aspects of investmentclimate reforms. PAGE 77 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 The reason for the change is to include sustainability of the organization as a result of Project activities. The assumption is that strengthened OHADA institutions with additional capacity to elaborate, adopt and disseminate a new generation of investment climate reform regulations, enforce contracts, and provide fee based services to the private sector will contribute to improved investment climate in OHADA member countries and make the organization more sustainable. The assumption is also that the elaboration of norms, provision of tools and training will contribute to improved corporate financial reporting. Approval completed on 8 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164728. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Organization for the harmonization of Business Law in Africa. EAC Financial Sector Development and Regionalization Project I: AF: To establish the foundation for financial sector integration among EAC Partner States. For the purposes of this additional financing the "foundation of financial sector integration†• refers to formulating a regional approach to financial inclusion, furthering legal and regulatory harmoniza- tion and building institutional capacity to manage the increasingly integrated financial sector in the EAC. Approval completed on 30 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160770. US$ 10.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Dakar-Bamako Regional Trade Facilitation and Competitiveness Program: Reduce the trade and transport time and cost of carrying goods through the Port of Dakar, and along the Dakar-Bamako road trade corridor. Concept com- pleted on 30 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165754. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). No consult- ants are required. Dakar-Bamako Corridor Organization. Governance Regional Public Sector Capacity Building: The project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen, through regional cooperative networks and public goods, the capacity of select schools and institutes of public administration (SIPAs) to build public sector leadership and management capacity. Concept completed on 1 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory C. Project: P160923. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency. Support for Capacity Development of the AUC and Other African Union Organs: The Project Development Objec- tive (PDO) is to strengthen AUC’s capacity to facilitate regional integration results and transformation through enhanced in- stitutional efficiency. Approval completed on 31 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166316. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. African Union Commission. Health, Nutrition & Population AFCC2/RI-3A EA PH Laboratory Networking Project Additional Financing: To establish a network of efficient, high quality, accessible public health laboratories for the diagnosis and surveillance of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. SWEDD Additional Financing for Benin: The development objective is to increase women and adolescent girls’ empow- erment and their access to quality reproductive, childand maternal health services in selected areas of the participating coun- tries, including the Recipients' territory, and to improveregional knowledge generation and sharing as well as regional capacity and coordination. Identification completed on 4 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Phase IV: The project development objectives are: (i) to strengthen national and regional cross-sectoral capacity for collaborative disease surveillance and epidemic prepar- edness in ECCAS Region; and (ii) in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. Identification completed on 25 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$60.0/220.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing Program: The project development objective is to assist Africa CDC, Ethiopia and the Southern Africa regional collaborating center in Zambiato establish infectious disease control systems for the benefit of African Union member states and its citizens. Concept completed on 2 October 2018. Environmental Assessment October 2018 Africa PAGE 78 Category B. Project: P167916. US$ 135.0/95.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Africa CDC Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Center; Federal MOH Ethiopia; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment CEMAC Technical Assistance on Regional Economic and Trade Integration: 15.The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to develop the institutional capacity of the CEMAC Commission to set, implement and monitor policies aimed at strengthening the business environment, facilitating trade, and improving macroeconomic and fiscal management across the region. Identification completed on 14 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nacala Corridor Regional Trade Project: 33.The development objective of this project is to reduce transport, trade and logistics costs along the Nacala Corridor. Identification completed on 17 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 108.0/75.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. AFCC2/RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation - SOP2: The development objective is to enhance the capacity for commerce and improve processes and conditions for cross-border trade at targeted border locations in the GLR The "Capacity for commerce†• in the context of this project is defined as the capacity of core trade infrastructure, such as border markets, border facilities, and ports, to handle an increased flowof goods, services, and people, and the capacity of government agencies at the border to provide high quality and efficient services. †œService providers†• include those individuals who directly support the immediate cross-border trade value chains, including, among others, market vendors in border markets, transporters, and government agents. The assumption is that improving the adequacy oftrade infrastructure, simplifying and improving border processing procedures (including standards for treatment), and enhancing theknowledge and capacity of traders and border officials would lead to reduced trade costs (be they material and immaterial, the latterre- lated to harassment and waste of time) that the target-groups have to bear each time they cross the border. Taken together, andinthe absence of any other factors of influence that are not under the control of the project (such as conflict, disaster, major political and/or economic crisis), these project outcomes would help increase the volume of goods traded through the respec- tive border posts/crossing points and improve the livelihoods of those involved in the cross-border value chains in the sub- region. Concept completed on 30 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155329. US$ 37.0/23.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Commerce. Other (R) Additional Financing for the Comoros program of the 4th Phase of the Regional Communications Infra- structure Program: The development objectives of this project, in line with the overall RCIP program, are to support the Recipient’s efforts to lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks. Approval completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166737. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consult- ants will be required. Bureau RCIP-4 (4th Phase of the Regional Communications Infrastructure Program). Poverty and Equity EAC Statistics Development and Harmonization Regional Project: The development objective of this project is to support the production of harmonized and quality statistics in the EAC, in support of the regional integration in the region, through capacity building of the National Statistical Offices of the East African Community (EAC) Partner States and the EAC Secretariat. Approval completed on 27 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164243. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. East African Community. (N) Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone Project: Strengthen the capacity of the National Statistical Agencies of Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone to produce a set of core harmonized economic and social statistics, and enhance the dissemination of statistical data. Identification completed on 16 October 2018. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0/71.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 79 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Social Protection & Labor (N) West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion - Phase II: Project Development Objectives (PDO): For phase 2 of the Project: Increase the number of persons in the Republic of Niger, Republic of Benin and the Republic of Burkina Faso who have government-recognized proof of unique identity that facilitates their access to services. Identification completed on 25 October 2018. US$ 195.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing to Eastern Recovery Project: The project development objective is to improve access to liveli- hoods and socio-economic infrastructure in vulnerable communities in the eastern provinces of DRC. Approval completed on 11 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157303. US$ 34.0/16.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contribute to peacebuilding in the Lake Chad Region through supporting regional coordination and crisis monitoring and connectivity and agricultural livelihoods in selected provinces of Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Concept completed on 19 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161706. US$ 60.0/105.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be re- quired. (TBC) Republic of Cameroon - Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development; (TBC) Republic of Niger - Executive Secretariat for the SDS Sahel Niger (SE/SDS Sahel-Niger). West Africa Regional HydroMeteorological Services Modernization Program Phase I: The proposed Project De- velopment Objective (PDO) of the Series of Project is to strengthen climate, hydrological and meteorologicalservices in partic- ipant countries and regional entities to improve forecasting, early warning and disaster response systems. The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) for the Phase I is to strengthen climate, hydrological and meteorological services in Chad, Mali and Togo and regional entities to improve forecasting, early warning and disaster response systems. Concept completed on 13 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166987. US$ 79.2/22.5 (IDA Grant/GCF). Consultants will be required. Agence Nationale de la Protection Civile (Togo); Permanent Inter-States Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS); Centre Régional AGRHYMET; Direction Générale de la Météorologie Nationale (DGMN - Chad); Direction Générale de la Protection Civile (DGPC - Mali). Great Lakes Region Displaced Persons and Border Communities Project Additional Financing: to (i) improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in target areas ofthe terri- tory of the Republic of Zambia, and (ii) support regional learning on development responses to forced displacement.†™ Approval completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163895. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Lake Victoria Transport Program - Phase 3 Tanzania: The PDO is to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety Concept completed on 18 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160955. US$ 200.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. TANROADS; TANZANIA PORTS AUTHORITY; Lake Victoria Basin Commission. Regional Connectivity and Transformation Program: The program aims to deepen reforms for connectivity and to extend the benefits of connectivity to people regionally using enabling ICT applications. Identification completed on 15 No- vember 2017. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Lake Tanganyika Transport Program - SOP2 - Burundi: The project development objective has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people to and across Lake Tanganyika, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety. Concept completed on 12 March 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P165119. US$ 50.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Autorité Maritime Portuaire et Ferroviaire; Office des Routes; Lake Tanganyika Authority. October 2018 Africa PAGE 80 Lake Tanganyika Transport Program - SOP1 Tanzania Phase: The program development objective for the Lake Tan- ganyika Transport Program has been identified as the following: to facilitate thesustainable movement of goods and people to and across Lake Tanganyika, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety. Concept completed on 12 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165113. US$ 200.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. TANROADS; Tanzania Port Authority; Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency; East Africa Community. (N) Africa Air Transport Development Program (AATDP): The proposed Project Development Objective is to improve the enabling environment for a private sector driven air transport sector in Africa, through a mix of policy reforms and infra- structure investments. Identification completed on 9 October 2018. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Burkina Faso - West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - Additional Financing: The de- velopment objective of WARCIP is to increase the geographical reach of broadband networks and reduce costs of communica- tions services in West Africa. For APL1B, the Project's development objectives are to contribute to increasing the geographical reach of broadband networks and to reducing the costs of communications services in each of the territories of The Gambia, Guinea and Burkina Faso. Approval completed on 25 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161836. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Lome-Ouagadougou-Niamey Regional Corridors: The proposed PDO is to improve regional connectivity between Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo along Lomé-Ouagadougou and Lomé-Niamey road trade corridors. Concept completed on 2 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168386. US$ 210.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Transport, Niger; Ministry of Planning and Development, Togo; Ministry of Infrastructure, Burkina Faso. Water Building Climate Resilience in the Niger Basin - Project 1: The program Phase 1 development objective is to strengthen NBA’s capacity for integrated, transboundary water resources management. Concept completed on 24 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161262. US$ 45.0/10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/CIWA). Con- sultants will be required. Niger Basin Authority; Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Zambezi River Basin Development Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to advance preparation of the Batoka Gorge Hy-dro-Electric Scheme and strengthen cooperative development within the Zambezi River Basin. Identification completed on 12 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 2.8 (CIWA). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Support to sustainable water resource management and navigation development in the Congo river basin: The Project Development objective is to strengthen the capacity of CICOS to improve the water resource management in the Congo river basin, and to improve of the navigability of the Kinshasa-Brazzaville-Bangui waterway. Concept completed on 20 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164880. US$ 30.0/75.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Commission internationale du bassin Congo-Sangha-Oubangui (CICOS). Economic growth and water security in the Sahel through improved groundwater governance: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the knowledge on groundwater potential in the Sahel and to strengthen ground- water governance arrangements at local, national, and regional levels. Concept completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163252. US$ 13.6 (GEFU). No consultants are required. Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS). Nile Cooperation for Results Project (NCORE) - Additional Financing 2: The development objective for the pro- posed project is to facilitate cooperative water resource management and development in the Nile Basin. Approval completed on 27 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162304. US$ 8.5 (CIWA). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 81 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 East Asia And Pacific Cambodia Agriculture (R) Cambodia Agricultural Sector Diversification Project: The proposed Project Development Objectives are to facil- itate the development of diversified agriculture value chains in selected geographical areas in Cambodia, and to provide im- mediate and effective response in case of an eligible crisis or emergency Negotiations authorized on 3 September 2018. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163264. US$ 91.7 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agri- culture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF); Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF); Ministry of Rural Development (MRD); Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MoWRAM). Environment & Natural Resources (R) Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project: To improve natural resources management and re- lated value addition in selected landscapes. Concept completed on 26 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165344. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment (Cambodia). Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing for Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project (H-EQIP): To improve access to quality health services for the targeted population groups, with protection against impoverishment due to the cost of health services in the Kingdom of Cambodia, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an eligible crisis or emergency. Ne- gotiations authorized on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167351. US$ 6.0 (KHFS). Consult- ants will be required. Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health. Cambodia Nutrition Project: To improve utilization and quality of basic maternal and child health and nutrition services in targeted areas of Cambodia. Concept completed on 14 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162675. US$ 15.0/5.0/10.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/FSHN/GFF/KHFS). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Cambodia Secondary Cities Development Project: The project development objectives are to improve access to urban infrastructure in the project cities and to improve integrated urban planning capacity. Identification completed on 23 July 2018. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Road Asset Management Project II Additional Financing: The PDO is to improve the condition, safety and climate resilience of selected national road corridors in Cambodia and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an Eli- gible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 21 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165249. US$ 110.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Transport. October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 82 Water (R) Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase ac- cess to piped water supply and improved sanitation services and strengthenthe operational performance of service providers in selected towns and/or communes. Appraisal completed on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P163876. US$ 53.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Industry and Handicraft; Ministry of Public Works and Transport. China Agriculture (R) Hubei Safe, Sustainable, Smart Agriculture Project: Indicative PDO: Strengthen the management of environmen- tal, climatic and food safety risks in targeted locations and agri-food value chains in targeted locations in Hubei Province. Concept completed on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168061. US$100.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Hubei Provincial Department of Agriculture. China Food Safety Improvement Project: The project development objective is to demonstrate improved food safety management approaches at the national and targeted subnational levels; and reduce food safety risks in selected value chains. Identification completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Henan Poverty Reduction Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 February 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (R) China Distributed Renewable Energy Scale-Up Project: This project aims to support the scale-up of distributed renewable energy in China, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Concept completed on 21 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162299. US$ 8.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. National Energy Admin- istration. Improving Renewable Energy Efficiency to Promote Clean Energy Development in China: The project develop- ment objective is to improve utilization and reduce curtailment of renewable energy in selected regions/provinces in China. Identification completed on 20 December 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources China HCFC Phaseout Project Stage II: The project development objective is to reduce HCFC production and consump- tion, as well as to avoid and reduce the use of high global warming controlled substances in the consumption sector and the emissions of greenhouse gases from the production sector. Negotiations authorized on 12 April 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P156397. US$ 141.5 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office. China Partnership for Market Readiness: The Project Development Objective is to enable China to design a national carbon emissions trading scheme. Identification completed on 22 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 2.0 (PMR). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Climate Smart Management of Grassland Ecosystems: To pilot climate smart and participatory grassland manage- ment practices and an evidence-based PES scheme at selected sites. Concept completed on 30 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166853. US$ 3.8 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of China. PAGE 83 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Forest Development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt PforR: Objective to be Determined. To improve the imple- mentation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implementation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implementation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the imple- mentation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implementation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implementation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implemen- tation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implementation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implementation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces To improve the implementation of the Forest Action Plans in selected provinces Identification completed on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Yangtze River Economic Belt Industrial Transformation: Objective to be Determined. The development objective of the project is to supp ort the government's plan to make Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) a l e a d i n g a nd model region in innovation driven development, industrial tran sf or ma ti on , r eg ional coordination and win-win cooperation by improving in nov ati on cap aci ty , opt imizing industrial structure, and strengthening the regi ons rol e in dri vin g nati onal development. The development objective o f the pro ject is t o sup port t he government's plan to make Yangtze River E conomi c Bel t (YR EB) a leadin g and mo del region in innovation driven develo pment, indust rial t ransfo rmation , regi onal coordination and win-win cooper ation b y impro ving in novatio n capaci ty, opt imizi ng industrial structure, and stre ngthenin g the re gions ro le in dri ving nat ional development. The d evelopmen t objecti ve of the project is to supp ort the g overn- ment's plan to make Yangt ze River E conomic Be lt (YREB) a leading and model region in innova tion driven developmen t, industri al transfo rmation, re gional coo rdination and win-win cooperation by improving innovation capacity, o ptimizing i ndustr ial structur e, and stren gthening the regions role in driving n ational deve l opment. The development o bjective of t he project is to support th e governme nt's plan to make Yangtze R iver Economic Belt (YREB) a leading and mod el regio n in innovati on driven devel opment, indust rial transform ation, regional coor dination and w in-win cooperati on by improving innovation cap acity, optimizin g industrial s tructure, and str engthening the r egions role in d riving natio nal d evelopment . The development objective of the project is to su pport th e government's pl an to make Yangtze River Economic Bel t (YREB) a leading and model region in in novation driven dev elopment, industria l transformation, r e gional coordination and win-win coopera tion by improving in novation capacity, o ptimizing industr ial structure, and st rengthening the regio ns role in driv ing na tional develop ment. The development objective of the proj ect is to su pport the government's plan to make Yangtze R iver Economic Belt (YRE B) a lead ing and model region in innovation driven devel opment, industrial trans format ion, regional coordinati on and win-win cooperatio n by improving innovation ca pacity, optimizing indust rial struc- ture, and streng thening the regions role i n driving national develop ment. The development obje ctive of the project is t o support the government's plan to make Yangtze River E conomic Belt (YREB) a le ading and model region in i nnovation driven development, industrial transforma tion, regional coordination and win-win cooperation by imp roving innovation cap acity, optimizing industrial structure, and strengthening t he regions role in driving national development. The development ob- jective of the project is to s upport the government's plan t o make Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) a leadi ng and model region in innovati on driven development, industrial transformation , regional coordination and win- win cooperation by im- proving innovation capacit y, optimizing industrial structur e, and strengthening the regions role in drivi ng national develop- ment. The development objective of the project is to support the government's plan to make Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) a leading and model region in innovation driven development, industrial transformation, region al coordination and win-win cooperation by improving innovation capacity, optimi zing industrial structure, and strengthening the regions role in driving nationa l development. The development objective of the project is to support the government's plan to make Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) a leading and model region in innovation driven development, industrial transformation, re- gional coordination and win-win cooperation by improving innovation capacity, optimizing industrial structure, and strength- ening the regions role in driving national development. Identification completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Guizhou Aged Care System Development Program: The PDO is to improve the coverage, quality, equity and efficiency of the aged care system in Guizhou province through strengthened service delivery, public management and public financing. Identification completed on 15 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$350.0/124.0 (IBRD/FRDE). Con- sulting services to be determined. Guizhou Provincial Department of Civil Affairs. October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 84 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Shaanxi Sustainable Towns Development Project: The proposed project development objective is to foster regional town cluster development, reduce flood risk, and improve urban access and services in selected towns in southern Shaanxi Province. Concept completed on 18 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162623. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Foreign Debt Management Office, Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Com- mission. Gansu Silk Road Revitalization Project: The project development objective is to improve local economy and living con- ditions in selected communities in Gansu Province. Theproject will contribute to the implementation of the Master Plan for the Gansu Golden Section of Silk Road Economic Belt, the 13th Five-Year Plan of Gansu Province, and the Chinese Civilization Inheritance and Innovation Master Plan. The project is anchored within Gansu Poverty Alleviation through Tourism Program, which aims at improving urban and rural settle- ments, infrastructure, environment sustainability, and provide microcredit support to poor households. Building on the suc- cess of completed and ongoing infrastructure development and cultural conservation in the province, the project will finance incremental improvements needed to connect lower income groups to benefit from major public investments. The project introduces an integrated approach of using local endowments as an economic driver for sustainable local economic develop- ment. The project invests in selected locations where lower-income groups living in decaying historic areas could benefit from, and contribute to, the Silk Road economic growth. Concept completed on 19 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158215. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Culture; Gansu Financing Holding Group. Chongqing New Urbanization Pilot and Demonstration Project: The project development objective is to improve the use of public space and increase pedestrian mobility in selected districts of Chongqing’s Central City. Appraisal completed on 6 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158142. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Chongqing PMO. Urban Financing and Innovation Project: The project development objective is to provide sustainable long-term financ- ing to green infrastructure in selected small towns in the Shanghai metropolitan area and Yangtze river delta region. Concept completed on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P158124. US$200.0/100.0 (IBRD/KFW). Consultants will be required. Shanghai Municipal Investment (Group) Corporation. China: Greening Fuzhou High Tech Zone Demonstration Project: To contribute to balanced spatial development in the Yangtze River Belt Concept completed on 24 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158079. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Fuzhou High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. Transport & Digital Development Chuzhou-Nanjing Intercity Railway PPP Project: The project development objective is to demonstrate a public-private partnership consistent with good international practices to implement an intercity railway project between Chuzhou and Nan- jing Municipalities. Identification completed on 16 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Shaanxi Xi'an City Intelligent Public Transport Project: 15.The PDO is to improve public transport efficiency and reliability in Xi'an Municipality. 16.Achievement of the PDO will be measured by the following indicators: Concept completed on 28 December 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P157787. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Xi’an Urban Infra- structure Investment and Development Co.. China: Hubei Xiangyang New Urbanization Demonstration Project: The proposed PDO is to pilot a holistic ap- proach for smart, green, and accessible transport system in Xiangyang. Identification completed on 26 February 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Qianxinan Rural Transport Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 Decem- ber 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158545. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 85 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) Anhui Rural Road Resilience Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 27 Sep- tember 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158733. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Xinjiang Yining Urban Transport and Environment Project: To improve transport mobility and accessibility to se- lected areas of Yining Municipality in a safe, sustainable and inclusive manner. Appraisal completed on 26 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159253. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Yining Municipal Government. China: GEF Efficient and Green Freight Transport Project: The development objective of the project is to (i) improve the Recipient’s institutional capacity to formulate and evaluate policies and strategies to promote green freight transport s ys- tems; and (ii) pilot innovative carbon emission reduction measures in the freight transport sector in selected provinces. Ap- praisal completed on 17 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159883. US$ 8.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport; Guangdong Department of Transport; Weifang Municipal Transport Bureau; Xiamen Municipal Transport Bureau; Hubei Port and Navigation Bureau; Yantai Municipal Transport Bureau. Water Henan Zhoukou Longhu Wetland Protection and Management Project: The proposed Project Development Objec- tive (PDO) is to improve the management of, and remove water pollution from Longhu Wetland. Concept completed on 2 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164279. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Huaiyang County Government. Public-private Partnership Project for Water Supply and Sanitation in Sichuan Province: The project develop- ment objective is to demonstrate a public-private partnership consistent with good international practices to improve access to water and wastewater services in peri-urban and rural areas of Jingyang District of Deyang Municipality in Sichuan Prov- ince. This PDO will be discussed and confirmed at a PCN review meeting in mid-November 2018. Identification completed on 25 June 2018. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Indonesia Education Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Education Expenditure: To improve learning conditions for students in the first nine years of formal education in selected districts by strengthening governance and management practices in the education sector. Concept completed on 10 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163217. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education and Culture. Energy & Extractives Indonesia Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project (GREM): The proposed development objective is to scale up investment in geothermal energy development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia. Concept completed on 9 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P166071. US$325.0/75.0/100.0 (IBRD/CCTF/GCF). Consult- ing services to be determined. PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero). Environment & Natural Resources ID: Sustainable Landscape Program in Jambi: The program’s proposed development objective is to reduce land-based greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable land-use in the selected provinces of Indonesia. Concept completed on 5 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166672. US$ 13.5 (BIOA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Forestry. ID: Strengthening of Social Forestry in Indonesia: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve com- munity management of forest in select priority areas and to conserve biodiversity of global significance. Identification com- October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 86 pleted on 23 February 2018. US$ 14.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Improvement of Solid Waste Management to Support Regional and Metropolitan Cities: The Project Develop- ment Objective (PDO) is to improve solid waste management services for urban populations in selected cities across Indonesia. Negotiations authorized on 4 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157245. US$100.0/102.0 (IBRD/ZBIL). Consultants will be required. Bappenas; Ministry of Environment and Forestry; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Public Works and Housing; Ministry of Home Affairs. Indonesia: HCFC Phase-out in the PU Foam Sector: Additional Financing for Stage 2: The Project Development Objective is to reduce the consumption of HCFC-141b in the foam sector in Indonesia in order to contribute to the government's effort to comply with Indonesia's HCFC phase-out obligations under the Montreal Protocol. Approval completed on 22 De- cember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161588. US$ 4.3 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Indonesia Infrastructure Finance Facility - Additional Financing: To strengthen the financial capacity of IIF to in- crease the access to private sector financing for infrastructure in Indonesia Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category F. Project: P154779. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Integrated Infrastructure Development for National Tourism Strategic Areas (Indonesia Tourism Develop- ment Project): The Development Objective is to improve the quality of, and access to, tourism-relevant basic infrastructure and services, strengthen local economy linkages to tourism, and attract private investment in selected tourism destinations in Indonesia. Approval completed on 30 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157599. US$300.0/2.1 (IBRD/IDIS). Consultants will be required. Regional Infrastructure Development Agency, Ministry of Public Works and Hous- ing; Directorate General Highways, Ministry of Public Works and Housing; Directorate General Human Settlements, Ministry of Public Works and Housing; Deputy Tourism Destination Development, Ministry of Tourism; Deputy Institutional Develop- ment and Tourism Industry, Ministry of Tourism; Deputy Investment Planning, Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). Governance Human Resource Development for Bureaucratic Reform Project: The Development Objective of the proposed pro- ject is to strengthen civil service talent management, professionalism, and skills investment in view of achieving key national development priorities Identification completed on 21 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Indonesia Skills Development Project: To support the Government of Indonesia in reforming its technical vocational education and training system and employment services to better align skills to employers' demand. Identification completed on 14 January 2018. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Reconstruction and Resilience Project: The project development objective is to enhance community disaster recovery, strengthen disaster preparedness, and increase access to social and economic infrastructure in disaster-affected areas in Sulawesi. Identification completed on 9 October 2018. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ID-TF ADDITIONAL FINANCING PNPM GENERASI PROGRAM: The new PDO is to empower local communities in poor, rural sub-districts in the project provinces to increase utilization of healthand education services. Approval completed on 23 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147658. US$ 121.8 (IDPN). Consultants will be required. PAGE 87 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Director Generasl for Village Community Empowerment Tel: 6221-7990419, E-mail: ppkpmd@yahoo.com, Contact: Nata Ira- wan, SH, MSi, Directorate of Traditional and Community Social and Cultural. Institutional Strengthening for Improved Village Service Delivery: Strengthen villages’ ability to deliver effective investments Concept completed on 26 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165543. US$350.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Home Affairs; BAPPENAS (Minister of Planning and National Development); Ministry of Villages. Program to Accelerate Agrarian Reform (One Map Project): The Project Development Objective is to establish clarity on actual land rights and land use at the village level in the target areas. Approval completed on 18 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160661. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning / National Land Agency (ATR/BPN); Geospatial In- formation Agency; Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG). National Urban Development Project (NUDP): The PDO is to strengthen the capacity of participating urban local gov- ernments to carry out integrated planning, prioritize capitalinvestments and improve fiscal management. Concept completed on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163896. US$49.6 (IBRD). No consultants are re- quired. Ministry of Public Works and Housing. Water The National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PAMSIMAS AF): To increase the number of under-served rural and peri-urban populations accessing sustainable water supply and sanitation services Approval completed on 8 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154780. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements; Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements. National Urban Waste Water Management Program: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase capac- ity of national and local governments for wastewater management and increase access to safely managed sanitation to the population living in selected cities in Indonesia. Concept completed on 24 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. Project: P158310. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Public Works, Directorate General of Human Settlement. Dam Operational Improvement and Safety Project Phase 2: The new Project Development Objective is proposed to increase the safety and functionality of dams in selected locations and strengthen the operation and management capacity for dam safety. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161514. US$125.0/125.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Housing; Ministry of Finance. Kiribati Environment & Natural Resources Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - Kiribati: The PDO is to enhance the sustainable value of large-scale oceanic fisheries, diversify sustainable marine-based sources of revenue for coastal communities and strengthen coastal and marine pollution management capacity in Kiribati. Identification completed on 12 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development (R) Kiribati Outer Islands Transport Infrastructure Investment Project: The PDO is to improve the safe and resil- ient transport connectivity of selected outer islands in the Gilbert Islands Chain of Kiribati, and in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide an immediate response to the eligible crisis or emergency. Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165838. US$ 21.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/ASDB). October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 88 Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy; Ministry of Information, Communi- cations, Transport & Tourism Development. Kiribati Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 9 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153381. US$ 7.1/5.4 (IDA Grant/PRIF). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Communication, Transport, & Tourism Development Tel: 686-26-004, E-mail: tmwemwenikeaki@gmail.com, Con- tact: Terieta Mwemwenikeaki, Secretary. Water (R) South Tarawa Water Supply Project: The proposed PDO is to increase access and quality of water supply services, and to improve the operational performance of the water supply services provider in South Tarawa. Concept completed on 12 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162938. US$ 15.0/15.0/28.6 (IDA Grant/ASDB/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy. Lao People's Democratic Republic Energy & Extractives Laos - Vietnam Interconnector Project: To increase the export of renewable energy from Laos to Vietnam in a financially and environmentally sustainable way. Concept completed on 5 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164500. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Energy and Mines; Electricite du Laos. Governance (R) Lao PDR Public Finance Management Modernization Project: The PDO is to contribute to the reliability and timeliness of budget execution reports, and to enhance public financial management skills. Concept completed on 6 Septem- ber 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167534. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance of Lao PDR. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Health and Nutrition Services Access Project: To improve access to quality health and nutrition services while ensuring financial protection, in targeted areas of Lao PDR. Concept completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P166165. US$ 15.0/10.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/IDFH). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health. Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project: To establish a functional electronic civil management infor- mation system and improve the coverage of civil registration of vital events particularly births and deaths in Lao PDR Concept completed on 28 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167601. US$ 5.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/EDCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Home Affairs. Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (R) Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project: The Development Objectives are to simplify business regulations, facilitate trade, and improve firm-level competitiveness. Approval completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. Project: P164813. US$ 10.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/LAFS). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Social Protection & Labor (R) Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project: To increase the utilization of nutrition services and improve key nutrition behaviors that are known to reduce childhood stunting in poor, rural areas. PAGE 89 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Concept completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162565. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Rural Development and Cooperative (DRDC). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Poverty Reduction Fund III Additional Financing: To improve access to basic services for the Project's targeted poor communities. The PDO would be achieved through inclusive community and local development processes with emphasis on ensuring sustainability. Identification completed on 23 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Water Supply and Sanitation Project: To provide access to improved water supply, sanitation and hygiene services in selected areas, and strengthen capacity of select institutions to improve service delivery. Concept completed on 19 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164901. US$ 24.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Additional Financing for Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (Lao PDR): The Project Develop- ment Objective is to to improve water resource and fisheries management in selected areas of the Lower Mekong Basin. Ap- proval completed on 6 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159447. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ants will be required. Mekong River Commission; Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environ- ment. Marshall Islands Health, Nutrition & Population (R) RMI Early Childhood Development and Nutrition Project: The proposed project development objective is to increase coverage and utilization of essential services to improve nutrition and child development. Concept completed on 20 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166800. US$ 12.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are re- quired. Division of International Development Assistance (DIDA). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Additional Financing for the Pacific Resilience Project under the Pacific Resilience Program: To strengthen the financial protection of the Republic of the Marshall Islands from natural disasters. Approval completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166974. US$ 2.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance. Transport & Digital Development The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Investment Project: Facilitate maritime access and safety in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by improving marine infrastructure and assets, and strengthening institutional arrange- ments. Concept completed on 15 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161382. US$ 25.8 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Communications. Micronesia, Federated States of Energy & Extractives (R) SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS PROJECT: To improve reliability of electricity supply, expand access to electricity and scale up renewable energy generation. Negotiations authorized on 24 October 2018. October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 90 Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165183. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. De- partment of Resources and Development (DR&D). Transport & Digital Development P2: Palau-FSM Connectivity Project: AF Kosrae Connectivity: The development objective of the Project is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of information and communication technology services in the Recipient's territory. Ap- proval completed on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161363. US$ 1.6 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Federated States of Micronesia Maritime Investment Project: Facilitate maritime access and safety in the Federated States of Micronesia by improving marine infrastructure and assets, and strengthening institutional arrangements. Concept completed on 12 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163922. US$ 29.4 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure. Mongolia Agriculture National Livestock and Agriculture Commercialization Project: To improve livestock and crop productivity and commercialization of targeted value chains in project locations Concept completed on 18 July 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P165945. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Food Agriculture and Light Industry, Government of Mongolia. Energy & Extractives (R) Additional Financing to Ulaanbaatar Clean Air Project: The development objective (PDO) is to enable consumers in ger areas to access heating appliances producinglessparticulatematteremissions and to further develop selected medium- term particulate matter abatement measures in Ulaanbaatarincoordinationwithdevelopment partners. Appraisal completed on 29 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167421. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. UBCAP Project Management Unit. Myanmar Agriculture Myanmar National Food and Agriculture Systems Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to, “increase productivity of select high value commodities, enhance agricultural diversification and competitiveness, and diet diversity in selected agro-ecological zones of Myanmar”. This will be achieved through the provision of key public goods and services that will facilitate and further enhance the engagement of (and with) the private sector. Concept completed on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164448. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Agriuclture, Livestock, and Irrigation. Education Inclusive Access and Quality Education project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 18 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163389. US$ 100.0/70.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/EFAF/EUDF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Decentralizing Funding to Schools Project: The proposed objective of the AF is to improve inclusiveness of school fund- ing management and enhance support to teachers†™ professional development while increasing transition rates of poor and at-risk students. Negotiations authorized on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157231. US$ 54.0 (MMSP). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 91 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Energy & Extractives Power System Energy Efficiency Improvement Project: The development objective of the proposed project is to in- crease capacity and efficiency of generation and transmission system in the project area. Concept completed on 10 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162151. US$ 160.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Electric Power Generation Enterprise; Ministry of Electricity and Energy. Environment & Natural Resources (N) Myanmar Forest Restoration, Development and Investment Program: To improve collaborative forest management and increase benefits for forest dependent communities in targeted sites. Iden- tification completed on 18 October 2018. US$ 200.0/4.0 (IDA Credit/GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (N) Myanmar and Lao PDR Inclusive and Sustainable Tourism Development: To improve the accessibility and attractiveness of selected tourism destinations in Myanmar and Lao PDR and increase economic inclusion of local workers and firms in the tourism sector. Identification completed on 24 October 2018. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance (N) Enhancing Institutional Capacity of State Governments in Myanmar: To improve the capacity of sub-national governments to enhance inclusion and manage, prioritize, and monitor the impact of public funds. Identification completed on 17 September 2018. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Health, Nutrition & Population Maternal and Child Cash Transfer for Improved Nutrition: To increase the coverage of nutrition interventions proven to improve the nutritional status of women and children in the first 1,000 days of life, in the selected high burden States / Regions of Myanmar. Concept completed on 12 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164129. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Department of Social Welfare; Ministry of Health and Sports. Additional Financing: Essential Health Services Access Project: In support of the Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021, increase access to a basic essential package of health services of acceptable quality focusing on health and nutri- tional outcomes of women and children, while increasing financial protection. Negotiations authorized on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160208. US$ 100.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Myanmar Private Sector Growth and Competitiveness: To promote private sector growth and competitiveness through: (i) upgrading the enabling environment for investment; (ii) facilitating cross-border trade; and (iii) strengthening the internal capability of SMEs. Concept completed on 3 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166776. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Myanmar Customs Department; Dept of Investment and Company Administration; Ministry of Commerce. Other (R) MM: Digital Myanmar Project: The objective is to (i) increase integration and efficiency of digital investments for targeted public sector agencies using a shared digital government platform, and (ii) increase availability and transparency of selected digital services for Myanmar people, businesses and government employees. October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 92 Concept completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167978. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Transport and Communications. Social Protection & Labor (N) Rakhine Recovery and Development Support Project: To support inclusive employment and economic opportu- nities for communities in selected areas of Rakhine state. Identification completed on 10 September 2018. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Myanmar Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project: To improve the quality of services and economic op- portunities for vulnerable communities in conflict-affected areas of Myanmar. Concept completed on 6 October 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168107. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Ag- riculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Enhancing Community Driven Development Project: The development objective is to enable poor rural communities to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach. Appraisal completed on 30 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162647. US$ 25.0 (JSDF). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Myanmar National Community Driven Development Project: The development objective is to enable poor rural com- munities to benefit from improved access to and use of basicinfrastructureandservices through a people-centered approach and to enhance the government’s capacity to respond promptly andeffectively to aneligiblecrisis or emergency. Approval com- pleted on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166734. US$ 3.0 (MMSP). No consultants are required. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. National Community Driven Development Project: The development objective is to enable poor rural communities to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach and to en- hance the Recipient's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153113. US$ 400.0/22.5 (IDA Credit/ITAL). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Papua New Guinea Agriculture PNG Agriculture Commercialization and Diversification Project: To increase the productivity and access to markets of target smallholder farmers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for selected agricultural value-chains, in selected economic corridors. Concept completed on 5 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166222. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Agriculture and Livestock. Energy & Extractives (R) Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project: To improve the operational performance of the national electricity utility (PNG Power Limited) and improve the reliability of electricity supply in the project area Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167820. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PNG Power Limited (PPL). Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Improving Access to and Value from Health Services in PNG: Financing the Frontlines: To contribute to the improvement of access to and use of quality essential health services in selected provinces Concept completed on 7 October 2018. Project: P167184. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. National Department of Health. PAGE 93 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Urban Youth Employment Project II: The development objectives are to improve the capacity of young men and women in project areas to engage in productive income generating activities. Concept completed on 3 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166420. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. National Capital District Commission; Lae City Authority. Transport & Digital Development (R) Papua New Guinea Resilient Transport Project: test Concept completed on 23 October 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P166991. US$50.0/19.0 (IBRD/PNGS). Consultants will be required. Department of Works. Philippines Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project Additional Financing: The PRDP aims to increase rural incomes and enhance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas. Approval completed on 11 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P161944. US$170.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol. (R) Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project: The objective of the proposed project would be to increase agricultural productivity and integration in agricultural value-chains of smallholder farmers and fisherfolk in targeted areas in Mindanao. Concept completed on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163107. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Agriculture; Mindanao Development Authority. (N) Philippine Rural Development Project 2nd Additional Financing: The PRDP aims to increase rural incomes and enhance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas. Identification completed on 26 September 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$280.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (R) Teacher effectiveness and competencies enhancement project: To improve teaching in kindergarten to grade 3 and improve elementary school management in project-supported areas Concept completed on 9 September 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P164765. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Education. Energy & Extractives FINANCING MECHANISM FOR DISTRIBUTED SOLAR POWER IN THE PHILIPPINES: The proposed project aims at catalyzing investment in distributed renewable energy in the Philippines. Identification completed on 14 July 2017. US$ 18.2 (PHFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Philippines Stage II HCFC Phase-out: The project development objective is to contribute to the Philippines’ efforts to meet the 2020 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations of the Montreal Protocol and the initial requirements of the Kigali Amendment. Concept completed on 7 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165341. US$ 2.8 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. Environmental Management Bureau. (R) Integrated Water Quality Management Project: The development objective of this project is to strengthen institu- tional capacity and systems to manage water pollution in Manila Bay and its Tributaries Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168670. US$ 7.4 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Laguna Lake Development Authority. October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 94 Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Philippines Customs Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the efficiency, effective- ness and transparency of the Bureau of Customs. Concept completed on 19 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P163428. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Bureau of Customs. Governance (N) Civil Service Modernization and Human Resources Management in the Philippines: To improve perfor- mance and productivity in the Philippines civil service by enhancing human resources management, leadership development and use of digital technology. Identification completed on 14 September 2018. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Multi Donor Facility - PH Mindanao Reconstruction & Development: To improve social and economic recovery in targeted conflict-affected communities of Mindanao through activities which promote confidence-building, peace and de- mand-driven governance. Approval completed on 22 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157966. US$ 7.0 (PHMF). Consultants will be required. Mindanao Land Foundation, Contact: Damaso Vertido, Executive Director; Bangsamoro Development Agency, Contact: Mohammad Shuaib Yacob, Executive Director; Community and Family Services International Tel: (63-2) 556-1618, E-mail: smuncy@cfsi.ph, Contact: Steve Muncy, Executive Director; International Labour Organization, Contact: Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist. Multi Donor Facility - PH Mindanao Reconstruction & Development: To improve social and economic recovery in targeted conflict-affected communities of Mindanao through activities which promote confidence-building, peace and de- mand-driven governance. Approval completed on 4 August 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147008. US$ 6.6 (PHMF). Consultants will be required. Mindanao Land Foundation, Inc. Tel: (63-64) 278-3077, E-mail: minland- cmo@minland.ph, Contact: Damaso Vertido, Executive Director; International Labour Organization Tel: (63-2) 580-9900, E- mail: johnsonl@ilo.org, Contact: Mr. Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director; Community and Family Services International Tel: (63-91) 7812-8523, E-mail: vhernandez@cfsi.ph, Contact: Vladimir Hernandez, Director, Philippine Programs. Transport & Digital Development Metro Manila BRT Line 1 Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and safety of the public transport system alongthe Project Corridor in Metro Manila in an environmentally sustainable manner. Approval completed on 16 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P132401. US$40.7/23.9 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Republic of the Philippines, Contact: Stella Laureano, Director, IFG, Department of Finance; Department of Transportation, Contact: Tom Orbos, Under Secretary, Department of Transport and Communica- tions. Samoa Agriculture Samoa Agriculture & Fisheries Productivity and Marketing Project (SAFPROM): To increase the productivity and access to markets of targeted beneficiaries in selected crops and livestock value-chains and to improve management of targeted fisheries. Concept completed on 3 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165873. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheriers. Health, Nutrition & Population Samoa Health System Strengthening Program: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the quality and capacity of the service delivery in Samoa for tackling the rising NCDs. Concept completed on 18 April 2018. Project: PAGE 95 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 P164382. US$ 9.3 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) SAMOA - Pacific Resilience Project under Pacific Resilience Program Additional Finance: To strengthen early warning, resilient investments and financial protection of Samoa. Approval completed on 1 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167152. US$ 2.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Ministry of Finance. Transport & Digital Development Samoa Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 3 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157241. US$ 16.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Samoa Aviation Investment Project Additional Finance II: The project development objective is to improve op- erational safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Identification completed on 1 Oc- tober 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Enhanced Road Access Project Additional Financing: To restore key road sector assets damaged by extreme weather events and enhance the climate resilience of critical roads and bridges in Samoa. Approval completed on 31 May 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165943. US$ 3.4 (PRAB). Consultants will be required. Land Transport Author- ity. Solomon Islands Energy & Extractives GEF Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project: The project development objective is to increase access to grid-supplied electricity and increase renewable energy generation in Solomon Islands. Approval completed on 5 July 2018. US$ 1.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Rapid Employment Project Additional Financing: The proposed new PDO is: to assist targeted vulnerable urban pop- ulations in the Recipient’s territory to (i) increase their incomesthrough the provision of short term employment; (ii) improve their knowledge, experience and basic employment skills that are valued in the workplace and society; and (iii) improve their access to services and markets through repaired, more climate resilient roads and access infrastructure. Approval completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160738. US$ 1.9 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Treasury; HONIARA CITY COUNCIL; Ministry of Infrastructure Development. Solomon Islands Rapid Employment Project Additional Financing: The proposed new PDO is: to assist targeted vulnerable urban populations in the Recipient’s territory to (i) increase their incomesthrough the provision of short term em- ployment; (ii) improve their knowledge, experience and basic employment skills that are valued in the workplace and society; and (iii) improve their access to services and markets through repaired, more climate resilient roads and access infrastructure. Approval completed on 31 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152709. US$ 0.5 (IDA Grant). Con- sulting services to be determined. Honiara City Council Tel: (677) 21-133/4, E-mail: cityclerk@solomon.com.sb, Contact: Charles Kelley, City Clerk; Ministry of Infrastructure Development Tel: (677) 25-783, E-mail: msv24247@gmail.com, Contact: Moses Virivolomo, Permanent Secretary. October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 96 Transport & Digital Development Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project: Improve operational safety and oversight of air transport and associated infrastructure, and strengthen the sustainability and climate resilience of the project roads and airports in the Recipient's territory. Concept completed on 21 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166622. US$ 30.5/20.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Communication and Aviation; Ministry of Finance and Treasury; Ministry of Infrastructure Development. Water Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project: The proposed PDO is to increase access and quality of water supply and sanitation services in Honiara and selected provincial capitals, and to improve the operational performance of Solomon Water. Concept completed on 16 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165872. US$ 15.0/20.0/21.4 (IDA Credit/ASDB/ECDF). Consulting services to be determined. Solomon Islands Water Authority. Thailand Environment & Natural Resources Thailand HCFC Stage II: The project development objective is to contribute to Thailand's efforts to meet the 2020 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations and requirements of the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol and the agreement between Thailand and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund. Concept completed on 22 February 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P165235. US$ 7.6 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. Department of Industrial Works. Timor-Leste Education (R) Timor Leste Basic Education Quality Improvement: The development objective is to improve learning facilities in basic education and teaching quality in Grades 1 - 4 (Cycle 1) Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166744. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education and Culture. Transport & Digital Development Road Climate Resilience Project Second Additional Financing: The project will deliver sustainable climate resilient road infrastructure on the Dili-Ainaro corridor. Approval completed on 27 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P252338. US$ 35.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Public Works, Transport, and Communications. (R) Timor Leste Branch Roads Project: The PDO is to upgrade the Aituto-Hatubuilico-Letefoho-Gleno corridor, improv- ing its climate resilience, and strengthen government capacity to manage road assets, and to provide immediate and effective response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Concept completed on 20 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155203. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Development and Institutional Reform. Tonga Environment & Natural Resources Tonga: Pathway to Sustainable Oceans: The PDO is to strengthen the shared management of select Pacific Island com- mercial and coastal community fisheries. Concept completed on 3 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. PAGE 97 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Project: P164941. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fisheries. Other Tonga Digital Government Support Project: The project development objective is to improve the Government’s capacity for digital public service delivery. Concept completed on 3 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154943. US$ 4.7 (IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. MEIDECC. Social Protection & Labor Skills and Employment for Tongans: The Project Development Objective is to improve opportunities for secondary school progression and facilitate the transition to jobs in the domestic and overseas labor markets for Tongans. Approval completed on 28 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161541. US$ 18.5/2.4 (IDA Grant/PRAB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Internal Affairs; Ministry of Education and Training; Ministry of Finance and Na- tional Planning. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Additional Financing for the Pacific Resilience Project under the Pacific Resilience Program: The objective of the Project is to strengthen early warning, resilient investments and financial protection of Tonga. Approval completed on 18 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167166. US$ 15.0/2.0 (IDA Grant/GAUL). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and National Planning; Ministry of Environment, Energy, Climate Change, Disaster Mgmt, Meteorology, Information and Comms. Transport & Digital Development Tonga Aviation Investment Project - Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport infrastructure. Approval completed on 9 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156018. US$ 7.3/0.3 (IDA Grant/PRIF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Tonga Climate Resilient Transport Project: Improve the climate resilience of the Recipient's transport sector, and in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to providean immediate response to the Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Negoti- ations authorized on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161539. US$ 26.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Infrastructure. Tuvalu Other TV: Telecommunications and ICT Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to facilitate improved access to telecommunications and ICT services in Tuvalu. Concept completed on 19 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159395. US$ 29.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Communications and Transport, Contact: Falasese Tupau, Assistant Secretary. Transport & Digital Development Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project Additional Finance III: The project development objective is to improve the safety and security of air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163856. US$ 8.8 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 98 Tuvalu Maritime Investment in Climate Resilient Operations: Improve the resilience of Tuvalu’s maritime sector and its capacity to prepare for and respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency in Tuvalu. Concept completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161540. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consult- ants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED); Ministry of Communications and Transport. Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing II: The project development objective is to improve the safety and security of air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 31 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157779. US$ 2.9 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vanuatu Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure in Vanuatu. Approval completed on 10 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161454. US$ 9.5/4.6 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. (N) Additional Financing 2 for Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project: The project development objective is to im- prove operational safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure in Vanuatu. Identification completed on 1 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Vanuatu Climate Resilient Transport Project: To strengthen the climate resilience of the project roads on Santo Island and in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide an immediate response to the Eligible Crisis or Emer- gency. Concept completed on 30 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167382. US$ 31.0/31.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities. Vietnam Agriculture National Targeted Programs Support Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the socio economic development planning process and push for its operationalization and institutionalization across the National Targeted Pro- gram for New Rural development (NRD) and Sustainable Poverty Reduction (SPR), using planning and monitoring and public financial management systems, as a tool for investment prioritization and financing of local needs. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Project: P159737. US$ 153.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Education (R) Vietnam National University Development Project: To improve the relevance and quality of the graduates and research products of Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City and the University of Da Nang (UD) and to improve their governance and financing mechanisms. Concept completed on 9 October 2018. Project: P166656. US$311.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Vietnam National University, HCMC; The University of Danang; Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Energy & Extractives Vietnam Second Distribution Efficiency Project: The project development objectives is to improve the quality and reliability of electricity services to final consumers by Vietnam’s Power Corporations. Concept completed on 11 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162173. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Electricity of Vietnam. PAGE 99 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Guarantee: The Project Development Objective is to improve energy effi- ciency in Vietnam’s industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing. The project would thereby contribute to achieving the government’s energy efficiency and GHG reduction objectives. Concept completed on 31 August 2017. Project: P164909. US$ 11.3 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve energy efficiency in Vietnam's industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing. The project will thereby contribute to achieving the government's energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives. Concept completed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P164938. US$ 11.3 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. General Di- rectorate of Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade. Environment & Natural Resources GEF Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project: The project development objectives (PDO) are to enhance tools for climate-smart planning and improve climate resilience of land andwater manage- ment practices in selected provinces of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The objectives would be achieved through the provision of capital investments (especially in water management infrastructures), technical assistance (related to agricultural and aq- uaculture livelihoods) and capacity building for farmers in selected Mekong Delta provinces and government institutions at national and sub-national levels. Approval completed on 11 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159976. US$ 6.1 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vietnam HCFC Phaseout Project Stage II: The project development objective is to reduce HCFC consumption in order to assist Vietnam meet its HCFC phase-out obligations under the Montreal Protocol, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions arising from the replacement of these HCFCs. Negotiations authorized on 4 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152232. US$ 14.6 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. State Bank of Vietnam, Contact: Mr. Le Minh Hung, Governor; Ministry of Environment and Natural resources, Contact: Nguyen Thi My Hoang, National Ozone Coordinator. (N) Transforming the Mekong Delta GCF Program for Vietnam: The development objective of this Project is to en- hance climate resilience and nature-based solutions, and contribute to long-term planning, regional coordination, and sus- tainable financing efforts in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. This Project is part of the overall Mekong Program for Vietnam and Cambodia. Identification completed on 9 September 2018. US$ 100.0 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Investing and Innovating for Grassroots Service Delivery Reform: The development objective is to improve the quality and efficiency of the grassroots health system in the targeted provinces, with a focus on the management of selected non-communicable disease (NCD) and maternal and child health (MCH) tracer conditions. This will be achieved by (i) enabling the commune-level facilities to take on the management of select non-communicable diseases, (ii) improving the utilization and quality of services already provided at commune level, and (iii) strengthening the capacity of the district to provide appropriate referral and support services.. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161283. US$ 80.0/15.0/5.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/IDFH/PHGF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Vietnam - Dynamic Cities Integrated Development Project: To improve access to urban infrastructure and to improve integrated urban planning and management in the project cities. Concept completed on 5 October 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P168290. US$ 192.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Thanh Hoa Provin- cial People's Committee; Ky Anh People's Committee; Hai Duong City People's Committee; Yen Bai Provincial People's Com- mittee. Additional Financing for Danang Sustainable City Development Project: The project development objective is to expand access of city residents to improved drainage, wastewater collection and treatment services, the arterial road network, October 2018 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 100 and public transport in selected areas of Da Nang City. Approval completed on 26 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159049. US$ 72.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Vietnam - Additional Financing for Medium Cities Development Project: The development objective of the project is to increase access to improved urban infrastructure services in selected medium-sized cities in Vietnam. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159426. US$ 53.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. State Bank of Vietnam; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Vinh; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Lao Cai; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Phu Ly. Transport & Digital Development Northern Delta Transport Development Project Additional Financing: The Project's development objective is to enhance the efficiency, environmental sustainability and safety of transport infrastructure and services, through the alleviation of physical and institutional bottlenecks in two major waterway corridors in the Northern Delta Region. Approval completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158976. US$ 78.7 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Project Management Unit for Waterways (PMU-W); Ministry of Transport. Water Vietnam Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Project - Additional Financing: To increase access to sustainable water services and environmental sanitation in selected urban areas in the Project Provinces Approval completed on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156678. US$69.0/50.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mekong Regional Water Security Project: 17.The project development objective (PDO) is to increase the availability of and improve access to water supply services, and improve the operational and financial performance of the water supply and sanitation (WSS) service providers in select provinces in the Mekong delta. Identification completed on 21 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Poverty and Equity Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Pacific Islands: To improve the quality, frequency, and timeliness of welfare statistics in the Pacific Island Countries (PIC) by fostering new methods in data collection and strengthening the ca- pacity of the regional organization. Identification completed on 19 July 2018. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Pacific Aviation Safety Office Reform Project Additional Financing II: The project development objective is to strengthen the coordination capacity of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office to deliver regional aviation safety and security over- sight, and technical and advisory services to the Pacific Island Countries. Approval completed on 23 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164468. US$ 3.6 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Pacific Aviation Safety Office. Sustainability of Aviation in the Pacific Island Countries: To improve the sustainability of key regional aviation in- frastructure in Pacific Island Countries. Identification completed on 17 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 21.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 101 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Europe And Central Asia Albania Energy & Extractives Second Additional Financing for Energy Community of South East Europe APL Program APL 5 for Albania Dam Safety: The development objectives of the project are to: (i) contribute to safeguarding the major hydroelectric dams of Albania; and (ii) improve their operational efficiency and enhance the stability of power supply for the regional electricity market. The proposed project supports the development of the Energy Community in accordance with the objectives of the Energy Community of South Eastern Europe (ECSEE) APL. The key objectives of the ECSEE Program are to: (a) Create a stable regulatory and market framework to attract investment in gas networks and power systems so that all states in the region have access to the stable and continuous energy supply, essen- tial for economic development and social stability; (b) Establish integrated regional markets in South East Europe, closely linked to the internal energy market of the European Union, and complying with the rules applicable within the European Union; (c) Enhance the energy security of South East Europe and the European Union by providing incentives to connect the Balkans to Caspian and North African gas reserves; and (d) Improve the environmental situation in relation to energy in the region. Approval completed on 25 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166469. US$14.9/7.6 (IBRD/EBRD). Consultants will be required. Albanian Power Corporation (KESH). Environment & Natural Resources Environmental Services Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support sustainable land management practices and increase communities’ monetary and non-monetary benefits in targeted Project areas which are mainly in ero- sion prone rural upland areas. This PDO is to be achieved through the support of alternative livelihoods and provision of environmental services and through sustainable utilization of wood andpasture products in the long term. The Project will particularly focus on enhancing the financial, economic, and institutional sustainability of land use and natural resources management, and will help build capac- ities of Albania farmers, community organizations and government institutions to efficiently use EU funding. Approval com- pleted on 8 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.6 (FSCO). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Contact: Ardiana Sokoli, Director. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing Social Assistance Modernization project: The project would support the Albania's implemen- tation of reforms to improve the equity and efficiency of its social assistance programs. Approval completed on 4 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162079. US$11.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Albania Water Resources and Irrigation Project Additional Financing: The Revised Project Development Objective (PDO) is to: (i) establish the strategic framework to manage water resources at the national level and at the level of the Drin- Buna and Semani River basins; and (ii) improve irrigation service delivery in Selected Irrigation Systems. Approval completed on 22 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162786. US$27.2 (IBRD). Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 102 Armenia Education EU4Innovation STEM Project: The proposed development objective is to increase the capacity of the NIE to formulate and manage key policies affecting education quality. Concept completed on 13 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P167561. US$ 5.1 (EUDF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education and Science. Energy & Extractives Utility Scale Solar Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Appraisal completed on 16 November 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P155662. US$ 4.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development (N) LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - Second Additional Financing: The Project Devel- opment Objective is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Communication to manage the lifeline road network. Identification completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$20.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Additional Financing Irrigation System Enhancement Project: The PDO is (i) to reduce the amount of energy used and to improve the irrigation conveyance efficiency in targeted irrigation schemes; and (ii) to improve the availability and reliability of important sector data and information for decision makers and other stakeholders. Approval completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161538. US$2.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Wa- ter Sector Projects Implementation Unit State Agency; State Committee of the Water Economy. Azerbaijan Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Rural Investment Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to and use of community-driven rural infrastructure and expand economic activities for rural households. This would be achieved through: (i) the provision of grants to finance eligible demand-driven micro-projects in rural infrastructure; (ii) the provision of training and consultants’ services to support micro-project development by enhancing the capacity of engaged local stake- holders in all aspects of micro-project program development; (iii) building opportunities for rural employment and livelihood support services through the provision of training and consultants’ services to carry out pilot livelihood support services i n six communities; and, (iv) supporting project management capacity at the Project Management Unit and its Regional Operations Offices for the purposes of effective management, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of Project activities. Ap- proval completed on 9 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147861. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. AZRIP PMU in State Agency on Agricultural Credit Tel: /Fax: (994-12) 493-4813, E-mail: subhan@azrip.org, Contact: Soubhan Asgerov, Project Director. Additional Financing to IDP Living Standards and Livelihoods Project: The objective of the Project is to improve living conditions and increase the economic self-reliance of targeted internally displaced persons. Approval completed on 17 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155110. US$66.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 103 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 National Solid Waste Management Project: To enhance the availability and quality of waste management services in selected regions in Azerbaijan. Concept completed on 22 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167007. US$117.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy. Azerbaijan Third Rural Investment Project: Using Technology for Development: Improve access to quality rural infrastructure and livelihoods opportunities for target rural communities. Negotiations authorized on 2 February 2018. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159962. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State Service on Agri- cultural Projects and Credits, Ministry of Agriculture. Transport & Digital Development Azerbaijan Highway 3 Additional Financing: “To contribute to a more efficient and safer Baku-Shamakhi and Yeni- kend-Shorsulu roads and higher quality road services as part of the general network upgrading to motorway standard, and to improve the management of the nascent motorway network.” Approval completed on 28 March 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P156377. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Belarus Education (R) Belarus Tertiary Education Project: The DO is to modernize Belarus' tertiary education sector to improve the teach- ing and learning environment and the labor market relevance of programs. Concept completed on 25 October 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P167992. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education. Belarus Education Modernization Project - Additional Financing: The objectives of the proposed Project are to: (i) improve access to quality learning environment in selected general secondary schools; and (ii) strengthen student assessment and education management information systems of the Republic of Belarus. Identification completed on 20 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$95.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Sustainable Energy Scale-Up Project: The Project Development Objective is to scale up renewable biomass utilization and efficient energy use in space heating of multi-apartment buildings in selected urban localities in Belarus. Concept com- pleted on 22 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165651. US$100.0/100.0 (IBRD/EUIB). Consult- ants will be required. Energy Efficiency Department, State Committee for Standardization. Environment & Natural Resources Belarus Forestry Development Project - Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance silvicultural management and reforestation and afforestation, increase the use of felling residues and improve the public good contribution from forests in targeted forest areas. Approval completed on 12 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P165121. US$14.4 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Forestry; BellesExport. Water Utility Efficiency and Quality Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the ac- cess, quality and efficiency of water and wastewater services, and strengthen regional solid waste management . Concept com- pleted on 11 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164260. US$100.0/75.0 (IBRD/EUIB). No consult- ants are required. Ministry of Housing and Utilities. October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina Energy & Extractives Additional Financing for the Bosnia and Herzegovina Energy Efficiency Project: The project development objec- tive is to improve energy efficiency in public buildings, and to support the development and implementation of scalable energy efficiency financing models Negotiations authorized on 8 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165405. US$32.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. FBH Ministry of Physical Planning; RS Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation BiH Business Environment Strengthening Project (BESP): The Project Development Objective is to enhance com- petitiveness and strengthen the environment in which enterprises operate. Identification completed on 30 June 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Solid Waste Management Project Additional Financing - EC IPA: The objective is to improve the availabil- ity, quality, environmental soundness, and financial viability of solid waste management services in participating utilities/re- gions. Approval completed on 18 December 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (F7U4). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. FBiH Ministry of Environment and Tourism Tel: (387-33) 726-374, E-mail: sswmp@fmoit.gov.ba, Contact: Mr. Anto Covic, Team Leader; RS Ministry of Spatial Planning Tel: (387-51) 339-504, E-mail: s.cvijic@mgr.vla- dars.net, swmp2@mgr.vladars.net, Contact: Mr. Sveto Cvijic, Team Leader. Water (N) BiH Water and Sanitation Services Modernization Program: The project development objective is to support the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in building the institutions, infrastructure and information needed to deliver sus- tainable WSS services. Identification completed on 12 September 2018. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Bulgaria Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Bulgaria - Deposit Insurance Contingency Financing Project: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the financial safety net system of Bulgaria by enabling contingent financing to the Bulgarian Deposit Insurance Fund (BDIF), in order for it to meet its deposit insurance and bank resolution obligations. Identification completed on 9 July 2018. Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Croatia Governance Transforming Justice Services in Croatia: To improve access and efficiency of selected justice services in targeted justice institutions in Croatia. Identification completed on 9 May 2018. US$20.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice PAGE 105 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Integrated Land Administration System - Additional Financing: The objective of the proposed Project is to modern- ize the land administration and management system to improve the efficiency, transparency and cost effectiveness of govern- ment services. Approval completed on 1 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166324. US$24.1 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Justice; State Geodetic Authority. Transport & Digital Development Modernization and Restructuring of the Road Sector: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$23.3/265.0/370.7/424.3 (IBRD/EBRD/GUAR/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Georgia Education (R) Innovation, Quality and Skills for Human Capital Development Project: The project development objectives are to promote human capital development by: (i) expanding early childhood development, (ii) promoting student-centered learning in general education, and (iii) improving the relevance of post-secondary education. Concept completed on 2 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168481. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Education. Energy & Extractives (N) Energy Supply Reliability and Financial Recovery: The project development objective is to improve electricity supply reliability and financial viability of the electricity transmission company. Identification completed on 19 September 2018. US$30.0/28.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Georgian State Electrosystem. Environment & Natural Resources (N) Georgia - Forests for Rural Economic Transformation (FoRET) Project: Improving national capacity for sus- tainable forest management and strengthening socio-economic and environmental services from forests in target areas Iden- tification completed on 13 October 2018. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Georgia Health System Reform Project: The project development objective is to establish a nationwide medical record system. Identification completed on 18 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$5.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Regional Development Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve in- frastructure services and institutional capacity to support increased contribution of tourism in the local economy of the Imereti Region. Approval completed on 4 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157465. US$9.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development East West Highway Corridor Improvement Project Additional Financing: The proposed PDOs are to: (i) reduce road user costs along the East-West Highway Corridor section upgraded under the project; and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the Roads Department and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development to respectively manage the road network and provide an enabling environment to improve logistics services. October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 106 Approval completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160152. US$20.0/90.0 (IBRD/EUIB). Consultants will be required. Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (RDMRDI). Kazakhstan Center West Regional Development Corridor: The Project Development Objectives are to improve the transport con- nectivity within the regions along the Kazakhstan Center West Corridor and strengthen the capacity of selected agencies for the effective implementation of the corridor development, and road assetpreservation policies. Approval completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153497. US$977.9 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Com- mittee for Roads, Contact: Satjan Ablaliev, Deputy Chairman; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Mr. Ruslan Beketayev, Vice Min- ister; JSC KazAvtoZhol, Contact: Ermek Kizatov, Chairman. Kosovo Agriculture Kosovo Agriculture and Rural Development Project - Third Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to improve productivity of and access to markets by project beneficiaries in the horticulture and livestock sub- sectors of Kosovo and strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158710. US$ 22.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development. Energy & Extractives Kosovo Power Project: IDA partial risk guarantee in support of a private sector independent power producer and lignite mining company, to be selected under the Lignite Power TA Project (P097635). Identification completed on 19 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P118287. US$ 40.0/725.0/725.0 (GUID/ZBIL/ZEXP). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economic Development Tel: (381-38) 2002-1505, E-mail: agron.dida@ks-gov.net, Contact: Mr. Besim Beqaj, Minister. Kosovo Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Additional Financing: The project development objectives are to: (i) reduce energy consumption and fossil fuel use in public buildings through energy efficiency and renewable energy invest- ments; and (ii) enhance the policy and regulatory environment for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Identification com- pleted on 10 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 11.0 (EUDF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Kosovo Financial Sector Strengthening Project: The objectives of the Project are to (i) enhance financial intermedia- tion; and (ii) strengthen financial sector infrastructure. Concept completed on 17 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory F. Project: P165147. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund; Central Bank of Kosovo. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Real Estate & Geospatial Infrastructure Project: PAGE 107 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 The Project Development Objective is to contribute to an increase in the availability, transparency and efficiency of land ad- ministration and geospatial data and services. Concept completed on 15 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164555. US$ 16.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning; Ko- sovo Cadastre Agency. (R) Kosovo Youth Inclusion and Entrepreneurship: The project aims to improve the socioeconomic inclusion of dis- advantaged young women and men, aged 15–29, by increasing their access to civic participation, skills building and entrepre- neurship. Beneficiary groups would include low-income, peri-urban and ruralyouth who are underemployed or not in education, em- ployment or training (NEETs; a minimum of 50 percent of which would be women) invulnerable communities. Concept com- pleted on 10 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166093. US$ 10.4 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Kyrgyz Republic Governance Tax Administration MOdernization and Statistics Project: To improve revenue collection, tax compliance and tax- payer services in the Kyrgyz Republic. Identification completed on 31 May 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Kyrgyz Health Program for Results: The Project Development Objective is to contribute to improving the quality of primary health care services in the Kyrgyz Republic. Concept completed on 6 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167598. US$ 10.0/10.0/10.5/19.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/MSC1/MSC2). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice CASA1000 Community Support Project - Kyrgyz Republic: To engage communities in the development of social and economic infrastructure in order to enhance services, livelihoods and inclusion in target villages near the CASA1000 Trans- mission Line. Approval completed on 10 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163592. US$ 5.0/5.0/1.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/CASA). Consulting services to be determined. Community Development and Investment Agency. Local Integrated Development Project: The PDO of the proposed project is to improve local infrastructure, enhance regional assets, and strengthen institutional capacity to support economic development in the selected region. Identification completed on 24 August 2018. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project – Additional Financing: The project de- velopment objectives (PDO) are to assist the Kyrgyz Republic to (i) improve access to and quality of water supply andsanitation services in the Participating Rural Communities; and (ii) strengthen capacity of the Recipient's institutions in the water supply and sanitation sector. Approval completed on 22 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162840. US$ 19.8/16.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. National Water Resource Management Project - Phase 2 Additional Financing: The project development objective of the NWRMP-1 is to improve water resources management capability and irrigation service delivery for the benefit of water users. Identification completed on 21 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.1 (F7VP). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 108 Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of Agriculture Agriculture Modernization Project: Improve sector competitiveness and strengthen public institutions in agriculture in Macedonia Identification completed on 21 June 2018. US$20.0/20.0 (IBRD/ECEU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Macedonia Energy Efficiency Fund for Public Buildings: The project would develop and capitalize a revolving fund to finance energy efficiency imporovements in public buildlings. The fund would directly support the Government's National Program for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings and meet its energy savings targets for the buildling sector as committed under the Energy Community Treaty. The project would develop and capitalize a revolving fund to finance energy efficiency imporovements in public buildlings. The fund would directly support the Government's National Program for Energy Effi- ciency in Public Buildings and meet its energy savings targets for the buildling sector as committed under the Energy Commu- nity Treaty. Identification completed on 19 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$20.0/10.0 (IBRD/ECSE). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy Tel: (389-2) 309-3489, E-mail: neriman.dzeladini@econ- omy.gov.mk. Social Protection & Labor (R) Macedonia Social Services Improvement Project: To expand access to and improve the quality of social services, including preschool services, for vulnerable groups. Approval completed on 13 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162246. US$33.4 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Moldova Agriculture Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to en- hance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154238. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project 2nd Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices. Approval completed on 7 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157765. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Moldova Education Reform Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve learning condi- tions in targeted schools and strengthen the Recipient's education monitoring systems, while promoting efficiency reforms in the education sector. Approval completed on 16 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156657. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Higher Education Project: Improve the alignment between labor supply and demand by strengthening the quality and relevance of higher education Identification completed on 12 June 2018. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 109 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Energy & Extractives (R) Moldova Competitive Power Market Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase capacity and im- prove reliability of power transmission system in Moldova and therefore enhance its access to the European electricity market. Concept completed on 3 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160829. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy; Moldovan Energy Projects Implementation Unit (MEPIU). Environment & Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the adoption of climate-smart prac- tices in agriculture, forestry and pasture management in targeted landscapes and strengthen national disaster management systems. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. US$ 2.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment; Min- istry of Agriculture and Food Industry; Ministry of Internal Affairs. Climate Adaptation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the adoption of climate-smart prac- tices in agriculture, forestry and pasture management in targeted landscapes and strengthen national disaster management systems. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155968. US$12.4/12.8 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry; Min- istry of Internal Affairs. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Disaster and Climate Risk Management Project Additional Financing: The Project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the State Hydrometeorological Service's ability to forecast severe weather and improve Moldova's capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148125. US$ 2.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Montenegro Agriculture Additional Financing to MIDAS: The new objectives of the Project are: (i) to improve delivery of government assistance for sustainable agriculture and rural development in a manner consistent with the EU's pre-accession requirements; (ii) to increase the experience of Montenegrin authorities in administering rural development grants in accordance with EU-IPARD core rules, and (iii) to support a selected number of agricultural holdings and food establishments in upgrading towards EU standards. Approval completed on 9 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159115. US$3.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Romania Environment & Natural Resources Integrated Nutrient Pollution Control Project - Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to support the Government of Romania towards meeting EU Nitrate Directive requirements at a national scale. Approval com- pleted on 28 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155594. US$52.4 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Justice Quarter and Esplanada District Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the Government of Romania and City of Bucharest in developing an integrated urban redevelopment model for central Bucharest through development of a multi-use urban development plan anchored by a new Justice complex. October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 110 Concept completed on 1 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157654. US$150.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Justice. (R) Strengthening Preparedness and Critical Emergency Infrastructure Project: The proposed Project Develop- ment Objective (PDO) is to enhance the resilience of critical response facilities and to strengthen theinstitutional capacities for emergency preparedness and response. Concept completed on 25 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168120. US$46.5 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Internal Affairs (General Inspectorate of the Romanian Gendarmerie). (R) Improving Resilience and Emergency Response Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the resilience of critical response facilities and to strengthen theinstitutional capacities for emergency preparedness and response. Concept completed on 25 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168119. US$58.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Internal Affairs (General Inspectorate of Romanian Police). Transport & Digital Development Building Romania’s Institutional Capacity and Knowledge for Motorway Construction: To support preparation of the Ploiesti-Brasov Motorway Project in order to strengthen the capabilities of Romania’s institutions toimplement and finance major road projects. Appraisal completed on 4 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165989. US$43.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport. Russian Federation Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Microfinance Development Project: The objectives of the project are to: (i) develop a proper legal, regulatory, and su- pervisory framework to enable safe and sound growth of the microfinance and credit cooperative sectors; and (ii) develop the industry's capacity to meet sectoral regulations and institutional standards. Approval completed on 31 January 2013. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P095554. US$20.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance Tel: (7-495) 648-3541, E-mail: p0530_ka@minfin.ru, Contact: Alexey Savatyugin, Deputy Minister. Serbia Agriculture Serbia: Commercial Agriculture Project (CAP): To strengthen commercial agriculture through productive partnerships in selected project areas Identification completed on 19 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Tax Administration Modernization Project: To improve efficiency of tax collection and lower the compliance burden for taxpayers. Concept completed on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163673. US$50.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Serbian Tax Administration. Enabling Digital Governance in Serbia: To improve access, quality, and efficiency of selected administrative e-Govern- ment services. Concept completed on 1 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164824. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Office for Information Technologies and Electronic Goverment. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing for Second Serbia Health Project: The PDO is to contribute to improving the efficiency and quality of the public health system of the Republic of Serbia through the strengthening of: (i) health financing, purchasing, PAGE 111 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 and maintenance systems; and (ii) quality improvement systems and management of selected priority non-communicable diseases. Approval completed on 29 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166025. US$31.1 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health. Transport & Digital Development Corridor X Highway Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to increase transport efficiency and improve traffic safety on the three project sections ofCorridor X, between Nis and Dimitrovgrad and Grabovnica and Donji Neradovac respectively, and to improve road management and roadsafety in Serbia. Approval completed on 25 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158413. US$38.9 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance. Tajikistan Agriculture Agriculture Commercialization Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to increase the commercialization of farm and agribusiness products and to support micro-, small and medium enterprise development in rural areas by providing better access to finance and strengthened capacity of project beneficiaries. Approval completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Tajikistan Power Sector Financial Recovery: The program development objective is to improve the financial viability of the power sector. Identification completed on 16 July 2018. US$ 150.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods - Additional Financing: The overall Project Develop- ment Objective (PDO) and Global Environmental Objective (GEO) is to enable rural people to increase their productive assets in ways that improve natural resource management and resilience to climate change in selected climate vulnerablesites Ap- proval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153709. US$ 1.8/2.0 (IDA Grant/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Rural Economy Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to create new economic opportunities and generate employment for vulnerable groups, especially, women and youth, while also promoting and preserving the local cul- ture in the GBAO and Khatlon regions. Identification completed on 24 July 2018. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Social Safety Net Strengthening Project: To achieve national geographic coverage of the Targeted Social Assistance Pro- gram and to ensure integrated delivery of services. Approval completed on 30 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165831. US$ 0.9/0.9 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health and Social Protection; State Agency for Social Protection (SASP). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice CASA-1000 Community Support Project for Tajikistan: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to energy, increase access to social and economic infrastructure services, and strengthen local governance capacity in communi- ties in the project area. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165313. October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 112 US$ 16.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/CASA). Consultants will be required. State Enterprise “Project Management Unit for Energy Sector Projects”; OJSHC Barqi Tojik. Tajikistan Community and Youth Resilience Program: The development objective is to improve access to infrastruc- ture and services and socio-economic inclusion of disadvantaged young men and women in target communities. Identification completed on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 57.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project development objectives (PDO) are to assist the Government of Tajikistan to: (i) strengthen capacity of institutions in the water supply and sanitation sector; and (ii) improve access to water supply and sanitation services in selected regions. Concept completed on 7 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P162637. US$ 48.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Water Resources; State Unitary Entity "Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali". Additional Financing for Tajikistan PAMP II: The project development objectives for PAMP II are to: (i) provide access to temporary employment to food-insecure people through the rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, (ii) increase yields of selected crops in response to improved irrigation and infrastructure, and (iii) strengthen the capacity of Tajikistan to introduce integrated water resource management. By improving food access and food availability these measures improve the food security of low-income people in the poor rural areas supportedby the project. Approval completed on 22 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154327. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Dushanbe Water Supply and Wastewater Project: The PDOs are to (i) improve the water supply and wastewater services in selected areas in Dushanbe; and (ii) improve the utility financial management and overall performance. Concept completed on 9 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163734. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). No consult- ants are required. State Unitary Entity "Obu Korezi Dushanbe". Tajikistan Second Dushanbe Water Supply Project - Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve water utility performance and water supply services in selected areas of Dushanbe. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154729. US$ 5.5/4.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Turkey Education Re-Engaging At-Risk and Out-of-School Youth: Inclusive Education for All: Strengthening existing services to sup- port out-of-school adolescents to re-enter schooling and increase educational attainment. Concept completed on 1 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164181. US$ 32.0 (EUDF). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of National Education - Directorate General for Life Long Learning. Energy & Extractives Gas Sector Development Additional Financing: The Project objective is to increase the reliability and stability of gas supply in Turkey by implementing critically needed gas storage and network infrastructure, and support BOTAS in strength- ening its operations as a financially stable and commercially managed corporation. Approval completed on 2 July 2014. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P133565. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. BOTAS Turkish Pipe- line Company Tel: (90-312) 297-2018, E-mail: mgazi.dulger@botas.gov.tr, Contact: Mr. Mehmet Gazi Dulger, Project Direc- tor. Turkey Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: The project development objective is to reduce energy use in public buildings and develop, test and scale-up of suitable sustainable financing and institutional mechanisms to support a national program. Concept completed on 7 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162762. US$150.0/50.0 PAGE 113 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Social Protection & Labor (R) Strengthening Social Policy in Turkey: The development objective of the proposed project is to improve the effec- tiveness of the Family Social Support Program (ASDEP), Turkey's case management intervention and bring it to scale. As a key element to strengthening Turkey’s social safety net system, thecase management approach is intended to complement the supply of existing social benefits and services by increasing access of poorand vulnerable households including refugees. The intervention will contribute to empower eligible households to be self-sufficientand capable of accessing available services when necessary, and participate as active members of the society. Concept completed on 12 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168512. US$ 16.5 (EUDF). No consultants are required. Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice National Disaster Risk Management Project - Safer Schools: The development objective of the project is to increase the safety of students, teachers and staff in selected schools in high-riskseismic zones in Turkey. Negotiations authorized on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157683. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Education. Land Registration and Cadastre Modernization Project - AF: The objective of the Project is to improve the effective- ness and efficiency of the land registry and cadastre services through: (i)renovating and updating cadastre maps to support digital cadastre and land registry information; (ii) making the digital land registry and cadastre information available to public and private entities; (iii) improving customer services in land registry and cadastre offices; (iv) improving human resources in TKGM; and (v) developing policies and capacity to introduce best international practices in property valuation in Turkey. Approval completed on 15 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154259. US$90.6 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. General Directorate for Land Registry and Cadastre, Contact: Gungor Guzel, Head of Department; Republic of Turkey, Under-secretariat of Treasury, Contact: Gokben Yener, Head of Department for Economic Relations. Water (R) GEF Turkey Irrigation Modernization: The objective of the project is to improve irrigation service delivery in se- lected schemes in Turkey, and strengthen institutional capacity in the sector. Concept completed on 19 January 2018. Project: P167363. US$ 2.0/398.0 (GEFU/HTWB). Consultants will be required. Devlet Su İşleri (DSI). GEF Turkey Irrigation Modernization: The objective of the project is to improve irrigation delivery, through rehabilita- tion and modernization of distribution infrastructure in selected schemes, and through strengthening of capacity of WUAs. Negotiations authorized on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158418. US$235.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Devlet Su İşleri (DSI). Ukraine Agriculture Accelerating Private Investment in Agriculture Program: The development objective of the proposed Program is to assist the Government in improving the enabling environment to promote private investment in agriculture and agribusiness sectors. Concept completed on 28 June 2018. Project: P166941. US$200.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. Uzbekistan (R) Ferghana Valley Enterprise Development Project: To increase access to services and expand economic and job opportunities, especially for women and youth, within Ferghana Valley Concept completed on 3 October 2018. October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 114 Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166305. US$200.0/100.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. State Investment Committee. Uzbekistan Agriculture Modernization and Competitiveness Project: The overarching PDO will be to improve the overall competitiveness of the agricultural sector. The specific Development Objectives will be to promote a sustainable inten- sification of agricultural production, to stimulate a private sector-led diversification in high-value, more job-intensive and less water-intensive productions, to support value addition and job creation in agribusiness. Identification completed on 16 March 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing - Horticulture Development Project: The project development objective is to enhance the productivity and profitability of horticulture sector in the project area. Approval completed on 30 January 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P164226. US$500.0/25.0 (IBRD/FSCO). Consultants will be required. Rural Restruc- turing Agency. Education (R) Uzbekistan Promoting Early Childhood Development Project: The project development objectives are to in- crease access to early childhood care and education services, and improve quality of preschool education in project-supported institutions. Concept completed on 16 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165737. US$ 55.0/9.5/4.9 (IDA Credit/EFAS/GPBA). No consultants are required. Ministry of Preschool Education. Energy & Extractives Energy Efficiency Facility for Industrial Enterprises, Phase 3: The project objective is to improve energy efficiency in Industrial Enterprises (IEs) by designing and establishing a financing mechanism for energy saving investments. Approval completed on 30 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P165054. US$200.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Economy; ASAKA Bank; Hamkorbank; Uzpromstroybank; Invest Finance Bank; Asia Alliance Bank; National Bank of Uzbekistan. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (R) Uzbekistan Institutional Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen institutions that will create conditions for: (i) enhancing fiscal discipline, operational performance, transpar- ency and accountability of the public sector and (ii) supporting the transition to market economy through corporate and fi- nancial sector reforms and opening to global markets. Concept completed on 12 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P168180. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project: The main project plans to equip with modern medical equipment 100 Rayon Medical Unions out of 157 current ones as well as 76 urban policlinics from 155 ones, that are established on the basis of the existing outpatient establishments. Allocation of additional IDA funds in the amount of up to US$63.0 mln will equip the remaining primary health care units which are not covered by the Health-III Project. Approval completed on 7 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133187. US$ 93.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Ministry of Health Tel: (998-71) 239-4808, E-mail: office@jpib.uz, Contact: Djamshed Djabriyev, Executive Direc- tor. Other (R) Digital CASA - Uzbekistan: Digital CASA – Regional Program PDO: The proposed regional program PDO is to increase access to more affordable internet, crowd-in private investment in the ICT sector, and improve participating government’s capacity to deliver digital government services in Central Asia and parts of South Asia, through the development of a regionally integrated digital infrastructure and enabling environment. PAGE 115 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Digital CASA – Uzbekistan PDO: The proposed country-specific PDO for Uzbekistan is to increase access to more affordable internet, crowd-in private investment in the ICT sector, and improve the government’s capacity to deliver digital government services in Uzbekistan, by contributing to the development of a regionally integrated digital infrastructure and enabling envi- ronment. Concept completed on 18 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166615. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications. Social Protection & Labor Uzbekistan: Strengthening the Social Protection System: The Project Development Objective is to improve the social and labor market inclusion of the poor and vulnerable people, including those temporarily affected by the economic reforms in Uzbekistan. Identification completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Support to Uzbekistan Prosperous Villages (Obod Qishloq): To increase access to quality basic infrastructure and services in targeted rural communities. Concept completed on 14 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168233. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. State Investment Committee of Uzbekistan. (R) Uzbekistan Medium-Size Cities Integrated Urban Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the GoU to: (1) improve selected urban infrastructure, public spaces and assets, and access to services in Partici- pating Cities; and (2) strengthen institutional capacity of relevant governmental agencies to deliverand manage local infra- structure and services. Negotiations authorized on 22 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162929. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State Investment Committee. Water Additional Financing for Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project: The proposed PDOs are to reduce wastewater pollution and improve the performance of utilities responsible for wastewater managementin Bukhara and Samarkand. Ap- proval completed on 23 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152801. US$ 105.0 (IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. Uzkommunkhizmat Tel: (998-712) 354-497, E-mail: waterproject@unitech.uz. Water Services and Institutional Support Program: The Program / Project Development Objective is to: (i) improve coverage, quality and efficiency of water supply and sanitation services in selected project areas; and (ii) strengthen the capac- ity of sector institutions for improved service delivery. Concept completed on 16 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162263. US$ 190.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department for Operation of Interre- gional Trunk Main Tuyamuyun – Nukus; Ministry of Housing and Communal Services; Samarkand State Unitary Enterprise Suvokova; Syrdarya State Unitary Enterprise Suvokova. Regional Environment & Natural Resources Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin CAMP4ASB Additional Financing:To en- hance regionally coordinated access to improved climate change knowledge services for key stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, communities, and civil society) in participating Central Asian countries, as well as to increased investments and capacity build- ing that, combined, will address climate challenges common to these countries.
Identification completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 19.0 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation: The project aims to support Western Balkan governments to pro- mote deeper economic integration within the region and the EU by assisting with the implementation of measures aiming at October 2018 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 116 (1) facilitating cross-border movement of goods, (2) enhancing transport efficiency and predictability, and (3) enhancing mar- ket access for trade in services and investments. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162043. US$90.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure (Serbia); Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (Albania); Ministry of Finance and Economy (Albania); Ministry of Transport and Communication (FYR Macedonia); Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications (Serbia). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project (CAHMP) Additional Financing: The objective of the Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project (CAHMP) is to improve the accuracy and timeliness of hydromet ser- vices in Central Asia, with particular focus on Kyrgyz Republic and Republic of Tajikistan. Approval completed on 1 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164780. US$ 4.0/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Tajikhydromet; Kyrgyzhydromet; EC-IFAS Regional Center of Hydrology (RCH); Ministry of Emergency Situations. Transport & Digital Development (N) Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program: The development objective of the proposed Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-4) is to increase regional connectivity and support sustainable inte- grated regional development in GBAO and Khatlon Oblasts. Identification completed on 15 October 2018. US$ 45.0/45.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program: The CARs-4 project aims at supporting the country's two poorest oblasts, Khatlon and GBAO, in taking full advantage of their strategic locations at the intersection of trade routes to the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Afghanistan by (i) increasing regional connectivity and access to markets and opportunities, (ii) improving aviation safety and service delivery, (iii) strengthening transport resilience, and (iii) support- ing sustainable tourism development, thereby creating livelihood opportunities for thelargely rural population. Concept completed on 2 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159707. US$ 90.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport. (R) Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-3): The project development objective of the proposed Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-3 Project) is to increase regional connectivity and support sustainable tourism development in Issyk-Kul Oblast. Approval completed on 5 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159220. US$ 27.5/27.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Roads. Water (N) Danube Water Program Third Phase: Building a Danube Water Security Platform: The Development Objec- tive of the Danube Water Program is to support institutional capacity building and the development ofregulatory and policy instruments in the water supply and wastewater sector in participating countries in the Danube Region. Identification com- pleted on 12 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 1.6 (MSC1). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Sava and Drina River Corridors Integrated Development Program: The long-term objective of the Sava-Drina River Corridor Integrated Development Project is to foster regional integration and unlock productive investments. This re- gional program would aim to strengthen capabilities and economic development of the riparian countries, by jointly selecting priorities for support in technical assistance, dialogue, institutional strengthening, and investment with focus on the accession process of non-EU members and compliance agenda of new members. It will support integrated and sustainable management of the international Sava and Drina rivers and their floodplains, by improving flood protection, enhancing Sava waterway connectivity, managing environmental assets and promoting transboundary collaboration and economic development along the rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia. The program will also offer the platform and funding to prepare for next Phase of investments as parallel operations, such as the GEF-SCCF Drina River Basin Management project and the ESMAP Integrated Water and Hydropower Development in the Drina River Basin study that will complete PAGE 117 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 studies and develops a Strategic Action Plan. Identification completed on 19 September 2018. US$226.0/24.8/10.0 (IBRD/ECEU/UNGF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Latin America And Caribbean Argentina Agriculture Integrated Risk Management in the Rural Agroindustrial System: The objective of the project is to improve the management of agricultural risks by eligible beneficiaries and selected public institutions. Approval completed on 24 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162316. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consult- ing services to be determined. Ministry of Agroindustry. Education (N) Improving Inclusion in Secondary and Higher Education: The objectives of the program are to reduce dropout rates in basic and higher education for the most vulnerable nationwide and to strengthen student, teacher and institutional evaluation systems. Identification completed on 12 September 2018. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnologia. Energy & Extractives Renewable Fund Guarantee: Support the development of renewable energy in Argentina through private sectorinvest- ments. Approval completed on 15 March 2018. Project: P165085. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population AF for AR Provincial Public Health Insurance Development Project: The PDOs are to: (a) increase utilization and quality of key health services for the uninsured target population; and (b) improve institutional management by strengthening the incentives for results in Participating Provinces and among Authorized Providers. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154431. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Supporting Effective Universal Health Coverage in Argentina: The Development Objective of the proposed Project would be to: (i) increase effective and equitable coverage of key health servicesprovided to the eligible population; and (ii) increase the institutional capacity of the MSN and MSPs to implement mechanisms for an integrated delivery system. Approval completed on 18 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163345. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health. Other Additional Financing for the Unleashing Productive Innovation Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to expand Argentina#s capacity to generate productive innovation in knowledge-based areas by (i) facilitating the creation of new knowledge-based companies; (ii) developing specialized human capital; (iii) supporting productive research innovation projects and their commercialization in three priority technology areas (biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information and telecommunications); (iv) upgrading research infrastructure in the areas of science, technology and productive innovation; and (v) strengthening the policy framework governing science, technology, and productive innovation. Approval completed on 8 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159747. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 118 Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing Children and Youth Protection Project: The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) expand coverage of the Family Allowances programs; and (ii) improve transparency of social protection programs implemented by ANSES. Negotiations authorized on 8 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167851. US$450.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. ANSES - Administracion Nacional de la Seguridad Social; Ministerio de Desarrollo So- cial. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Ob- jectives are to improve housing conditions and access to selected basic services and infrastructure in selected disadvantaged neighborhoods in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), and strengthen the institutional capacity for urban manage- ment at the metropolitan level. Identification completed on 20 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Metropolitan Areas Urban Transport Project: The overall development objective of the program is to improve the qual- ity and sustainability of urban transport systems in Argentine Metropolitan Areas, through the improvement of sectoral deci- sion making frameworks and by giving priority to public transport modes in the urban transport sector. The project (APL1) development objectives contribute to the overall program development objective by: (i) supporting the design and creation of a multijurisdictional Metropolitan Transport Agency for the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA); (ii) strengthening the institutional capacity of the transport authorities in decision making, planning, priority setting, and resource allocation in urban transport; (iii) improving the quality and performance of urban transport infrastructure and/orservices in medium size Metropolitan Areas; and (iv) improving the physical integration and access to public transport networks in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. Approval completed on 27 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161393. US$45.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project: The proposed new Project Develop- ment Objectives are to increase access to water supply and sanitation services and to improve the operational and financial performance of the water supply and sanitation service providers in the project area. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162712. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Interior, Public Works and Housing, UCPyPFE. Bolivia Agriculture Additional Finance BO Rural Alliances Project II: The re-written PDO would be: †œThe Objective of the Project is to improve accessibility to markets and climate resilience for small-scale rural producers in the country†• Approval com- pleted on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158532. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. EMPODERAR; EMPODERAR; EMPODERAR; Ministry of Development Planning. BO Community Investment in Rural Areas Project Additional Financing: To improve access to sustainable basic infrastructure and services for the most disadvantaged rural communities selected in some ofthe poorest municipalities of Bolivia. Approval completed on 4 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154854. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 119 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Health, Nutrition & Population Health Service Delivery Network Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve access to, and quality of, health service delivery in selected health networks. Approval completed on 14 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P164453. US$252.0/48.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health - Agencia de Infraestructura en Salud y Equipamiento Medico (AISEM). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Bolivia Urban Resilience: Enhance urban management, improve living conditions in low income areas, and increase re- silience to natural hazards in selected sites of the La Paz and Santa Cruz Metropolitan Areas. Concept completed on 21 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165861. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works. Water BO Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: The Project Development Objective is to reduce wastewater pollution and strengthen the capacity of the participating institutions to manage wastewater treatment systems in La Paz and Tarija. Concept completed on 21 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162305. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Water (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua MMAyA). Bolivia - Water and Sanitation in Peri-Urban Areas: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water and sewerage services in participating peri-urban areas and small towns, while mainstreaming climate-resilience in the planning and management of participating water and wastewater utilities. Concept completed on 26 June 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P162005. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Vice Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Sustainable Household Irrigation Project: The project development objective is to provide sustainable access to water for irrigation to poor rural households in selected remote areas. Concept completed on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P165365. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Water. Rural Water Access Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve access of drinking water supply and clean energy services for low-income populations in rural areas. Negotiations authorized on 13 February 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P161731. US$2.0/48.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environ- ment and Water (MMAyA) / Vice Ministry (VAPSB) / Program Coordination Unit (UCP). Brazil Agriculture Paraiba Sustainable Rural Development: The objective of the Project is to improve access to water, reduce agro-climatic vulnerability and increase access to markets of Paraiba's rural inhabitants. Approval completed on 20 October 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P147158. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Projeto COOPERAR (SEAFDS), Contact: Roberto da Costa Vital, Gestor; State Government of Paraiba, Contact: Tarcio Handel Pessoa, State Sec- retary of Planning, Budget, Management and Finance. (R) Ceara Rural Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Phase II: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective is to enhance the climate resilience and market access of family farmers and increase the access to improved water services of rural population in Ceara State. Concept completed on 17 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167455. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Agrarian Development. (N) Agricultura ProClima Sao Paulo: The Project Development Objective is to support the implementation of State pol- icies aiming at increasing resilience of the agricultural sector to climate change while at the same time sequestering GHG and increasing income in rural areas. Identification completed on 18 September 2018. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 120 Energy & Extractives Financial Instruments for Brazil Energy Efficient Cities - FinBRAZEEC: The Project Development Objective is to unlock private financing for urban energy efficiency projects in Brazil by reducing the credit risk and enhancing the technical quality of Efficient Street Lighting subprojects and Industrial Energy Efficiency subprojects. Approval completed on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P162455. US$200.0/20.0/0.5/195.0/0.5 (IBRD/CCTF/ESMP/GCF/GIF). Consultants will be required. Caixa Economica Federal. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Integrated Landscape Management in the Cerrado Biome Project: To strengthen the adoption of environmental conservation and restoration practices, and low-carbon emission agricultural practices in selected watersheds of Brazil’s Cer- rado Biome. Negotiations authorized on 30 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164602. US$ 21.0 (CIF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA); National Rural Learning Service; Ministry of Environment / Brazilian Forest Service. (N) Sustaining Healthy Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Project: To strengthen governance and management of the MCPA system and support Brazil in the transition to a sustainable and equitable blue economy. Identification completed on 13 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (N) Brazil-Unlocking infrastructure financing: Unlock private financing in the energy sector through financial instru- ments that will mobilize participation of institutional investors. Identification completed on 5 October 2018. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Parana Public Sector Performance and Productivity for Service Delivery: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to support the Government to enhance performance of public administration and improve efficiencies in the delivery of health and education services Identification completed on 22 August 2018. US$220.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Manaus Urban Resilience: The Development Objective is to enhance urban resilience in the Municipality of Manaus through integrated urbanization with higher density and lower disaster risk. Identification completed on 25 September 2017. US$64.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Fortaleza Sustainable Urban Development Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) strengthen the capacity of the Municipality of Fortaleza for land use planning and land-based financing; and (b) enhance urban environment and reha- bilitate public spaces, through interventions in selected areas of the Vertente Maritima Basin and of the Rachel de Queiroz Park. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153012. US$73.3 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo e Meio Ambiente (SEUMA). Transport & Digital Development (N) Sao Paulo Aricanduva Corridor: To improve public transport services delivery along the Aricanduva corridor in PAGE 121 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Sao Paulo. Identification completed on 19 September 2018. US$97.2 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Improving Mobility and Urban Inclusion in Belo Horizonte: The Project Development Objective is to improve (i) the quality of service and accessibility to jobs for public transport users in the area of influence of the Expresso Amazonas BRT; and (ii) the connectivity of low-income beneficiaries to the Expresso Amazonas BRT. Identification completed on 19 September 2018. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water BR AF Teresina Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Proj: The objectives of the Project are to (a) improve the financial and environmental management capacity of the Borrower, and (b) improve access to services by the low- income population of the Lagoas do Norte Region. Approval completed on 24 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$88.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) SABESP - IMPROVING WATER SERVICE ACCESS AND SECURITY IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF SÃO PAULO PROJECT: The Project Development Objectives are to increase access of vulnerable people to water services and to contribute to the reduction of water losses and pollution loads in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Nego- tiations authorized on 9 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165695. US$250.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. SABESP. (R) Paraiba Improving Water Resources Management and Services Provision: Improvement of water security through an enhanced water resources management in the State, an increase of water supply in the semiarid region and the optimization of the wastewater and water supply systems (WSS) of João Pessoa Metropolitan Region (JPMR). Concept com- pleted on 27 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165683. US$138.1 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. CAGEPA - State Water and Sanitation Company; AESA - State Water Resources Management Executive Agency. Ceará Water Security and Governance: The proposed Project's Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen efficient water management and provide access to reliable watersupply in selected areas of the State of Ceará. Concept completed on 11 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165055. US$139.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Sec- retariat of Water Resources - SRH; Ceara Water and Sanitation Utility - CAGECE; Ceara Economic Research and Strategy Institute - IPECE. Chile Health, Nutrition & Population Chile - Public Health Sector Support Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (i) improve the efficiency of the public health care sector; and (ii) improve the quality of Non-Communicable Diseases-related health care services. Approval com- pleted on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161018. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Health. Water CL Integrated Water Resources Management & Infrastructure Development: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of the Borrower for water resources management and public infrastructure planning and concession. Approval completed on 4 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152319. US$40.9 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: José Pablo Gomez, Jefe División Finanzas Publicas. Dirección de Presupuestos; Ministry of Public Works, Contact: Sergio Galilea, Undersecretary of Public Works. October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 122 Colombia Education Additional Financing for Access and Quality in Higher Education Project - PACES: The objective of the project is to improve the quality of tertiary education in participating institutions and to increase the enrollment of students from dis- advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds in quality programs. Approval completed on 29 March 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. Project: P166177. US$160.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. ICETEX. Energy & Extractives CTF Clean Energy Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 16 July 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category F. Project: P161713. US$ 41.0/41.0 (CCTF/GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Sustainable Low-Carbon Development in Orinoquia region Project: To improve enabling conditions for sustainable and low-carbon landscape planning and management in project targeted areas. Approval completed on 16 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160680. US$ 20.0 (BIOA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR); Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS); National Planning Department (DNP); Instituto de Hidrologia, Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Colombia Multipurpose Cadaster Project: To strengthen the capacity of selected local governments and national agen- cies to increase access to cadastre and registry servicesand information. Concept completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162594. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Departamento Nacional de Planeacion. Transport & Digital Development Enhancing Waterway Connectivity and Water Service Provision in Colombia’s Plan Pazcifico: The Project De- velopment Objective (PDO) is to improve: (i) waterway transport; and (ii) coverage and quality of water supply and sanitation services, in the Participating Municipalities. Approval completed on 14 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156880. US$41.9 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. FTSP, represented by its Fiduciary Agent and Trustee FIDUCIARIA LA PREVISORA, S.A. (FI- DUPREVISORA), Contact: Linda Mondragon, Advisor; National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, Contact: Gerardo Jara- millo, Manager. Costa Rica Environment & Natural Resources (N) Costa Rica Sustainable Fisheries Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve management of targeted fisheries and enhance economic opportunities from those fisheries for coastal communities in Costa Rica. Concept completed on 29 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168475. US$90.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura (INCOPESCA). PAGE 123 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Dominica Energy & Extractives Dominica Geothermal Risk Mitigation Project: The objective of the proposed Project is to help: a) diversify the domes- tic power generation mix in Dominica by integrating clean, renewable geothermal energy; and b) assess the viability of export- ing geothermal-based electricity to regional islands. Concept completed on 10 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162149. US$ 17.2/10.0/2.0/10.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/CCTF/DOCK/FSSP/NZL). Consultants will be required. Dom- inica Geothermal Development Company. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Additional Financing Dominica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project: The objective of the Project is to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Dominica through: (i) investment in resilient infrastruc- ture, and (ii) improved hazard data collection and monitoring systems. Approval completed on 28 September 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P166540. US$ 31.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environ- ment; Ministry of Environment, Climate Resilience, Disaster Management and Urban Renewal. Dominican Republic Agriculture DR Resilient Agriculture and Integrated Water Resources Management: The Project Development Objective is to contribute to improved sustainable landscape management and access to water supply and sanitation services in targeted river basins. Negotiations authorized on 15 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163260. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Economia, Planificacion y Desarrollo; Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hid- raulicos; Ministerio de Agricultura; Instituto Nacional de Aguas Potables y Alcantarillado (INAPA); Ministerio de Medio Am- biente y Recursos Naturales. Education (R) Additional Financing - Support to the National Education Pact Project: The objective of the Project is to im- prove the Borrower’s capacity to: (i) recruit and train primary and secondary school teachers, (ii) assess student learn- ing in primary and secondary education, (iii) evaluate the quality of service provided by Public Early Childhood Development Centers, and (iv) enhance the process for decentralizing public school management. Negotiations authorized on 23 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167815. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education. Transport & Digital Development Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Prog - Dominican Rep.: The project development objective is to increase access to regional broadband networks and advance the development of ICT-enabled services in the Dominican Republic and in the Caribbean Region. Approval completed on 25 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147483. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. INDOTEL Tel: 18293786151, E-mail: jroques@in- dotel.gob.do, Contact: Jorge Roques, Coordinador de Proyectos (Projects Coordinator). Ecuador Environment & Natural Resources (R) Ecuador Forest Investment Program: To improve management of forest and agricultural landscapes in selected areas of the coastal provinces. Concept completed on 4 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 124 P167752. US$ 23.6 (CSCC). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment. Social Protection & Labor EC-Social Protection Systems Project: The objective is to improve the “effectiveness” of selected Social Safety Net pro- grams to expand the access of extreme poor population to social services . Identification completed on 16 April 2018. US$262.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Additional Financing Quito Metro Line One Project: The proposed Project development objective (PDO) is to improve urban mobility in the city of Quito serving the growing demand for public transport. The Project will reduce travel times, decrease operational costs of the transport service, improve connectivity, security and comfort of the current system and re- duce emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. Approval completed on 22 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. Project: P158756. US$230.0/152.2/250.0 (IBRD/CAFL/IADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Guayaquil Wastewater Management Project AF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to improved sanitation services and to reduce wastewater pollution inselected areas of the City of Guayaquil. Approval completed on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165716. US$233.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. EMAPAG-EP. El Salvador Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) El Salvador Local Economic Resilience Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve local economic resilience of municipalities in El Salvador. Concept completed on 1 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P169125. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Grenada Governance Grenada Digital Governance for Resilience: To enhance the delivery of selected public services and fortify government resiliency by modernizing Grenada's public sector management systems through digital platforms and institutional reform. Identification completed on 11 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Guatemala Environment & Natural Resources Forest landscapes and ecosystem services in Guatemala: To strengthen governance of forest management and in- crease access to improved livelihoods for forest-dependent communities in selected areas in Guatemala. Concept completed on 7 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167131. US$ 10.8/1.4 (CSCC/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB). PAGE 125 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Governance Transparency and Efficiency in Tax Administration: The project development objective is to increase levels of com- pliance with tax and customs obligations. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P153366. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Superintendencia de Administracion Tributaria, Contact: Ernesto Ramirez Ramirez, PMO; Ministry of Public Finance, Contact: Mynor Argueta, Head, Management and Negotiation of International Cooperatio. Health, Nutrition & Population Crecer Sano: Guatemala Nutrition and Health Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve se- lected practices, services and behaviors known to be key determinants of chronic malnutrition (with an emphasis on the first 1,000 days of life) in the intervention areas. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159213. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Social Development Fund/ Ministry of Social Development (MIDES); Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social - M. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice GT: Urban Infrastructure and Violence Prevention: The Project's Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to basic urban infrastructure and services and mitigate key risk factors of crime and violence in selected communities. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P143495. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Mancomunidad Gran Ciudad del Sur Tel: 50255179845, E-mail: thomashl1@hotmail.com, Contact: Thomas Henry, PIU Manager. Guyana Energy & Extractives Guyana O&G Capacity Building Project: The project development objective is to enhance legal and institutional frame- works and strengthen the capacity of key institutions to manage the oil and gas sector in Guyana Concept completed on 26 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166730. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Department of Energy. Haiti Agriculture Resilient Productive Landscapes in Haiti: The Project Development Objectives are: (i) to improve the adoption of resil- ience-enhancing agricultural and landscape management practices in selected sub-watersheds; and (ii) to enable the Govern- ment to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval completed on 1 March 2018. US$ 6.2 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Re- sources and Rural Development (MARNDR); Ministry of Environment. Relaunching Agriculture: Strengthening Agriculture Public Services II Project - Additional financing: The new proposed PDO is: to (a) reinforce the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development to provide or facilitate access to services in the agricultural sector; (b) increase market access to small producers and food security in Selected Areas; (c) improve livelihood in areas affected by Hurricane Matthew and (d) enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163081. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Develop- ment; Ministry of Economy and Finance. October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 126 Education (N) HT - AF to Providing an Education of Quality in Haiti: The objectives of the Project are to: (i) strengthen public management of the education sector; (ii) improve learning conditions inselected public and non-public primary schools; and (iii) support enrollment of students in selected public and non-public primary schools. Identification completed on 28 Sep- tember 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/18.8 (IDA Grant/DFTD). Consultants will be required. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Additional Financing to Haiti Statistical Capacity Building Project: The objectives of the project are to (a) assist in the production, analysis, and dissemination of the findings of the Fifth Population and Housing Census and strengthen the human and technological capacities of the IHSI and (b) enhance expenditure management practices and the timeliness and coverage of budgetary and financial information, to contribute to improved budget management and oversight. Approval com- pleted on 31 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164093. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Strengthening Primary Health Care and Surveillance in Haiti: The PDO of the proposed Project is to: (i) increase access to and use of primary health care services in selected geographical areas; and (ii) strengthen surveillance capacity es- pecially for cholera. Concept completed on 19 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167512. US$ 40.0/15.0 (IDA Grant/GFF). No consultants are required. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population. Additional Financing for the Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Integrated Social Services Pro- ject: To increase the access and use of maternal and child health services, strengthen cholera control, and improve targeting of social services in the Recipient†™s territory, with a particular focus on areas affected by Hurricane Matthew. Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163313. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economic and Finance. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Strengthening DRM and Climate Resilience Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is to strengthen the Government of Haiti’s capacity for disaster preparedness and emergency response and to increase the network of shel- ters/safe havens in climate risk-prone areas. Concept completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165870. US$ 35.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Interior and Local authorities. Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to support the Recipient in improving disaster response capacity and enhancing the resiliency of critical transport infrastructure and to support the post-hurricane Matthew emergency recovery. Approval completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P163199. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Second Additional Financing Infra & Instit Emergency Recovery: The Revised PDO is to support the Recipient in its sustainable recovery efforts from the effects of the Emergency, through selectedinterventions aiming to rebuilding key in- stitutions and infrastructure. Approval completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156049. US$ 2.8 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Sustainable Rural and Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation Additional Financing: The proposed objectives of the Project are to: (i) increase access to improved water supply and sanitation in targeted rural areas and small towns in zones affected by cholera; (ii) strengthen the Recipient’s water and sanitation service delivery mechanism at thedeconcen- trated level; and (iii) improve the Recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Emergency. PAGE 127 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163194. Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Honduras Agriculture (N) Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II: The project development objective is to improve access to markets, jobs, and climate resilient practices of target beneficiaries inselect agricultural value chains. Concept completed on 1 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168385. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Inversion Estrategica - Honduras (INVEST-H). Additional Financing for Rural Competitiveness Project (COMRURAL): The revised PDO is (a) to contribute to increased productivity and competitiveness among organized rural small-scale producers through their participation in pro- ductive alliances and (b) to enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval completed on 18 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158086. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Social Protection Integration: The objectives of the project are to: (i) strengthen the operation and the sustainability of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program by reinforcing the delivery systems of the Program and by establishing a transition strategy for the exiting beneficiaries, and (ii)consolidate the delivery of social assistance programs. Concept completed on 17 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152057. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Secretary of Development and Social Inclusion. Water Water and Sanitation Sustainability Program in Honduras: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the recipient in increasing and sustaining access to safely managed water andsanitation services in eligible decentralized ser- vice providers in collaboration with sector agencies. Concept completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163487. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Unidad Administradora de Proyecto UAP del Ministerio de Finanzas. Jamaica Agriculture Jamaica Rural Economic Development Initiative-Second Phase: .To scale-up market access and sales by micro and small-scale agricultural producers, agribusinesses and tourism product and service providers. Concept completed on 28 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166279. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ja- maica Social Investment Fund (JSIF); Ministry of Finance and Public Sector. Mexico Energy for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Promote the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies among target beneficiaries. Appraisal completed on 31 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164055. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Energy; Shared Risk Trust (FIRCO). Mexico: Sustainable Productive Landscapes Project: To strengthen sustainable management of productive landscapes and increase economic opportunities for rural producers in priority areas of Mexico October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 128 Approval completed on 30 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159835. US$ 21.9 (GEFU). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT); Nacional Financiera S.N.C. I.B.D. (NAFIN)/Trustee for the FCC (Climate Change Fund). Education Mexico Higher Education Project: Strengthen the institutional capacity for innovative teaching, collaborative applied research, and internal quality assurance across participating public higher education institutions. Approval completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160309. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Sec- retariat of Public Education (Secretaría de Educación Pública). Energy & Extractives Additional Finance for Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities Project (PRESEMEH):The objective of the pro- ject is to promote the efficient use of energy in the Borrower's municipalities by carrying outenergy efficiency investments in selected municipal sectors and contribute to strengthening the enabling environment.
Approval completed on 30 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.8 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Secretaría de Energía (SENER). Additional Financing for Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities Project (PRESEMEH): The objective is to promote the efficient use of energy in the Borrower’s municipalities and other eligible public facilities by carrying out energy effi ciency investments in selected public sectors and to contribute to strengthening the enabling environment. Approval completed on 30 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165585. US$50.0/5.8 (IBRD/GEFU). Consultants will be required. Secretaría de Energía (SENER). DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE IN MEXICO - PHASE II: The project development objective (PDO) is to implement pilot projects to assess the feasibility of, and build expert capacity for,carbon capture, utilization and storage in Mexico. Concept completed on 22 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161311. US$ 16.5 (CARB). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Energy (SENER). Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (N) Expanding Rural Finance Project: The project’s development objective is to expand the availability of finance to the rural economy. Identification completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing for Social Protection System Project: The proposed Project Development Objectives are to sup- port the Government’s effort to: (i) increase access of PROSPERA beneficiaries to social and productive programs, and (ii) develop instruments for an integrated social protection system. Approval completed on 29 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164152. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. SEDESOL/PROSPERA. Water Water Security and Resilience for the Valley of Mexico (PROSEGHIR): The objectives of the Project are to improve the reliability of the Cutzamala System and strengthen the management of groundwater resources in the Valley of Mexico Negotiations authorized on 31 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164389. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. CONAGUA. PAGE 129 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Nicaragua Agriculture Dry Corridor Climate Resilient Agriculture Project: To strengthen agricultural productivity and climate resilience in selected municipalities of the Dry Corridor of Nicaragua. Negotiations authorized on 24 April 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P162982. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Family, Communal, Cooperative, and Associative Economy - MEFCCA. Education Additional Financing - Second Support to the Education Sector Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve the students' retention rate in Primary Education Schools located in Participating Municipalities; and (b) strengthen MINED’s education management capacity. Approval completed on 22 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160057. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Educacion; Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP). Energy & Extractives NI Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project: The development objective of the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Pro- ject is to help confirm resources and speed-up geothermal development in the field by mitigating risks and leveraging funds through a PPP arrangement. The proposed project will initially lead to the construction of a small demonstration power plant that will confirm the operational capability of the geothermal field. By doing so,it will also open up the prospects for the progressive modular expansion of power generation capacity within the field, which is preliminarily estimated at 215 MW . The greater utilization of geothermal power to supply critical base-load needs in Nicaragua will contribute towards lower and more stable electricity costs over time. Concept completed on 8 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155197. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Empresa Nicaragüense de Electricidad (ENEL). Environment & Natural Resources Resilient Landscapes Management Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the National Protected Areas System and support sustainable land use and restoration practices in selected areas of the Dry Corridor of Nicaragua to foster biodiversity conservation, resilient landscapes, and local livelihoods. Concept completed on 31 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160688. US$ 10.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA); National Forest Development Fund (FONADEFO). Governance Nicaragua - Increasing Government Effectiveness through Public Sector Modernization: The project aims at increasing government effectiveness by (i) improving the quality of public policies and services through better and more ac- cessible data; and (b) enabling private sector participation in the provision of public infrastructure and services through an improved public investment management framework. This project would contribute to the higher level objective of achieving greater development impact. Identification completed on 18 May 2018. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Additional Financing for Nicaragua Second Land Administration Project: The Project Development Objectives are: October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 130 (a) to strengthen the property rights of the population in the Project area through improved regularization, titling, and registry services; and (b) to improve Nicaragua's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval com- pleted on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163246. US$ 18.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project Additional Financing: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) im- prove safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas of the Recipient; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Approval completed on 15 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165467. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura (Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure); Road Maintenance Fund (FOMAV). Water Water Management Capacity and Infrastructure Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to i) strengthen the institutional capacity for water resources management at national level ii) promote planning and implementa- tion of water resilient infrastructure; and iii) improve the recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Concept completed on 5 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164286. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Empresa Nicaraguense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Sanitarios. Paraguay Agriculture Paraguay - Productive Alliances Project: To enhance the linkages to markets for indigenous communities and small- holder producers. Identification completed on 18 July 2018. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Paraguay Public Health Sector Strengthening: The objectives of this project are to: (i) expand access to health services (prevention, diagnosis and care) for maternal and childcare and prevalent health problems to the poor and vulnerable populations in the national territory; (ii) strengthen the primary health care network in priority area; and (iii) improve the efficiency of public expenditures in health. Concept completed on 4 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167996. US$100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Peru Environment & Natural Resources Integrated Forest Landscape Management Project in Atalaya, Ucayali: The project objective is to strengthen sus- tainable forest landscape management and use by forest dependent communities and enterprises in the Raimondi, Sepahua and Tahuanía districts of the Atalaya province. Appraisal completed on 12 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163023. US$ 6.4/5.8 (CSCC/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Natural Re- sources. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Mobilizing Private Long-Term Finance for Infrastructure and Water Security for Lima: Support the Government of Peru in leveraging private sector long-term financing for infrastructure under a fiscally sustainable model through the de- sign and provision of partial project based guarantees Identification completed on 15 September 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category A. US$ 200.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 131 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Governance Improving the Performance of Non-Criminal Justice Services: The Project’s development objective is to improve the efficiency, access to justice and transparency in the provision of non-criminal justice services in Peru. Concept completed on 23 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162833. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; Judiciary of Peru. Health, Nutrition & Population Peru Integrated Health Networks: The objectives of this project are to (i) expand the scope and increase the quality of health services in selected areas and (ii) strengthen critical transversal support systems to increase the efficiency and govern- ance of the health sector. Concept completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163255. US$121.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice National Urban Cadaster and Municipal Support Project: The project development objective is to establish and / or strengthen urban cadasters in selected municipalities in Peru. Concept completed on 4 December 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P162278. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation. Water PE AF-Second Optimization of Lima Water & Sewerage: The proposed development objective of this project is to improve efficiency, continuity and reliability of water supply and sanitation services in the Northern Area of Lima. Approval completed on 15 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. SEDAPAL Tel: (51-1) 317-3095, E-mail: ysanchez@sedapal.com.pe, Contact: Marco Vargas Medina, General Manager (a.i.). Modernization of Water Supply and Sanitation Services: The proposed Development Objective is to increase access to, and quality of, water and sanitation services in selected areas, and develop the Borrower’s sectoral institutions and partic- ipating EPS management capacity to provide efficient water and sanitation services. Approval completed on 26 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157043. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Technical Organi- zation for the Administration of WSS Services (OTASS). St Maarten Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (R) Sint Maarten Enterprise Recovery Project: The development objective is to support the recovery of micro, small, and medium sized enterprises through direct and immediate financial assistance to contribute to the restoration of economic activity. Concept completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P168549. US$ 35.0 (FSSP). Consultants will be required. Interim Recovery Committee; Centrale Bank van Curacao en Sint Maarten. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Sint Maarten Emergency Debris Management Project: To manage debris from the hurricane and reconstruction activities to facilitate recovery and reduce risks. Appraisal completed on 24 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167347. US$ 18.0 (FSSP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of General Affairs; National Recovery Program Bureau. October 2018 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 132 Transport & Digital Development Sint Maarten Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project: The development objective is to reconstruct the Princess Ju- liana International Airport with increased natural disaster resilience. Identification completed on 20 June 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0/50.0 (EUIB/FSSP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. St. Lucia Energy & Extractives Renewable Energy Sector Development Project: The development objective of the Renewable Energy Sector Develop- ment (RESD) Project is to support the Government of Saint Lucia to assess the viability of harnessing indigenous renewable energy resources, in particular geothermal energy. Concept completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161316. US$ 5.0/9.5/1.9/5.0 (IDA Credit/CCTF/DOCK/FSSP). Consulting services to be determined. Project Co- ordination Unit. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Saint Lucia Health System Strengthening Project: The development objective is to improve the accessibility, effi- ciency, and responsiveness of key health services. Approval completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166783. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health and Wellness, Saint Lucia. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice SLU Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (Additional Finance): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Lucia. Approval completed on 23 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155324. US$ 1.6/6.5 (IDA Credit/EUDF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and Public Service; Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development; Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labor; Department of Sustain- able Development; Department of Physical Planning. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (Additional Finance): The Program aims at measurably reduc- ing vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The objective of the Project in Grenada is to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Grenada and in the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The objective of the Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and in the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The achievement of the Program Development Objectives of the Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Pro- gram (RDVRP) would be measured using the following key indicators: (a) Reduced risk of OECS population to failure of public buildings and infrastructure due to natural hazards or climate change impacts; and (b) Increased capacity of OECS Govern- ments to identify and monitor climate risk and impacts. Approval completed on 9 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146768. US$ 35.6/5.0 (IDA Credit/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Saint Vincent and the Grena- dines Project Coordination Unit, Contact:, Public Sector Investment Program Management Unit. Transport & Digital Development (R) Port Modernization Project: Improve efficiency and reliability of regional cargo and passenger ferry operations in Kingstown Port. Concept completed on 10 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166836. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Parastatal. PAGE 133 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Suriname Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Facilitating Competitiveness and Sector Diversification: The project development objective is to facilitate private in- vestment and strengthen value chains in targeted industries in Suriname. Concept completed on 8 August 2018. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P166187. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Trade, Industry & Tourism; Ministry of Natural Resources. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Saramacca Canal System Rehabilitation Project: The Project Development Objective is to reduce flood risk for the people living in the Greater Paramaribo area and improve the operation of the Saramacca Canal System for flood risk man- agement and navigation. Concept completed on 5 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165973. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication (MoPWTC). Uruguay Agriculture AF- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Climate Change: The development objective of the project is to support Uruguay's efforts to promote farmer adoption of climate smart agricultural and livestock practices, and improved natural resource management practices in project areas. Approval completed on 30 November 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P163444. US$42.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Water Uruguay Efficiency Water and Sanitation Program: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support OSE to improve the sustainability and efficiency of the water supply and sanitation services in targeted areas, Identification completed on 27 August 2018. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Health, Nutrition & Population (R) OECS Regional Health Project: The Project aims to improve preparedness of health systems for public health emer- gencies in select OECS countries. Concept completed on 10 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168539. US$ 33.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Dominica - Ministry of Health and Environment; Grenada - Ministry of Health, Social Security and International Business; St. Lucia - Ministry of Health and Wellness; St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Ministry of Health, Wellness and The Environment. October 2018 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 134 Middle East And North Africa Djibouti Agriculture DJ- Second Additional Financing for the Rural Community Development and Water Mobilization Project (PRODERMO): The objective of the Project is to increase access of rural communities to water and enhance their capacity to manage water and agro-pastoral resources in the project areas using a participatory approach to community-based devel- opment. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157282. US$ 7.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Expanding Opportunities for Learning: Support the Government of Djibouti in increasing equitable access to, and strengthening the teaching and learning conditions in, pre-primary and basic education Identification completed on 8 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0/5.0/10.0/1.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/EFA/UNCF). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) Djibouti Improving Health Sector Performance Project Second Additional Financing: The project develop- ment objective is to improve the utilization of quality health care services for maternal and child health andcommunicable disease control programs (HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis). Identification completed on 29 September 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$ 1.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. DJ HRITF Health AF: The HRITF additional financing will support the ongoing Health Improvement Project, which is an RBF operation. Approval completed on 8 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.0 (HRBF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Other Governance for Private Sector and Finance Development Additional Fin.: To improve the efficiency of business regulation and establish an automated National Payment System. Approval completed on 14 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158952. US$ 5.1 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Djibouti Social Safety Net Second Additional Financing: The PDO is to support a social safety net system for (i) im- proved targeting, (ii) improved nutrition practices, and (iii) access toshort-term employment for the poor and vulnerable. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 4.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Scaling up Safety Nets Project: The Project Development Objectives are to provide targeted cash transfers to poor house- holds and support access to community-level interventions that improve human capital. Concept completed on 25 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166220. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Agence Dji- boutienne de Developpement Social; State Secretariat for Social Affairs. PAGE 135 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 DJ Social Safety Net Project Additional Financing: The project development objectives are to: (a) support the provision of short-term employment opportunities in community-based labor-intensive works for the poor and vulnerable; and (b) sup- port the improvement of nutrition practices among participating householdsfocusing on pre-school children and preg- nant/lactating women. Approval completed on 28 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149621. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Agence Djiboutienne de Développement Social (ADDS) Tel: (253-21) 358- 655, E-mail: mahdi.mohamed.djama@gmail.com, Contact: Mahdi Mohamed Djama, Director General. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Djibouti Integrated Slum Upgrading Project: The proposed development objective is to (i) improve the living con- ditions for slum dwellers in selected urban areas and (ii) strengthen the capacity of public institutions in charge of implement- ing the Zero Slum Program. Negotiations authorized on 21 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162901. US$ 15.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. ARULOS. Egypt, Arab Republic of Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation IMPROVING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 21 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P162835. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Bedaya Company. EG Inclusive Housing Finance Program Additional Financing: The objective of the Program is to improve the afford- ability of formal housing for low-income households in the Arab Republic of Egypt and to strengthen the Social Housing Fund's capacity to design policies and coordinate programs in the social housing sector. Identification completed on 6 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Equal Access and Simplified Environment for Investment Project - Phase II: Objective to be Determined. Appraisal completed on 12 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P169157. US$ 1.8 (MNIS). Con- sulting services to be determined. Egyptian Regulatory Reform and Development Activity (ERRADA); General Authority for Investment and Free Zones. Governance Egypt Improving Performance, Accountability and Transparency: Improving monitoring, accountability and trans- parency for enhanced government performance in priority sectors. Identification completed on 29 June 2018. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Egypt Strengthening Social Safety Net Additional Financing: The project development objective (PDO) is to support the Borrower to establish an efficient and effective Takaful and Karama Cash Transfer Program and improve access to eco- nomic opportunities through linkages to productive inclusion activities. “Efficient” is defined and measured by good targetin g of the poor. “Effective” is defined and measured by coverage of the poor and having basic administrative building blocks of the Program. “Improved access to economic opportunities” in this context is defined as better access to wage or self -employment for targeted poor and vulnerable households. Identification completed on 6 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Sinai Penninsula Integrated Development Program: The proposed Program Development Project is to promote peace and stability while creating sustainable economic growth in Sinai Peninsula. Identification completed on 29 June 2018. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 136 Water (R) AF to Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program: The Program Development Objective is to strengthen in- stitutions and policies for increasing access and improving rural sanitation services in the Governorates of Beheira, Dakahliya, and Sharkiya in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Approval completed on 21 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166597. US$300.0/250.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Iraq Agriculture National Agriculture Reform and Competitiveness Program: The proposed project objective is to develop contestable agricultural input markets for machinery, livestock and credit. Concept completed on 18 June 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P166229. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture. Education Iraq Education Sector Development Project: The project development objective is to restore equitable learning oppor- tunities in pretertiary education. Concept completed on 7 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166250. US$500.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Education; Ministry of Education - Education Project Manage- ment Team (MOED-PMT). Energy & Extractives Iraq Electricity Services Reconstruction and Enhancement Project: To improve the reliability and enhance the op- erational and commercial efficiency of electricity services in the Basra Governorate. Concept completed on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162454. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Elec- tricity; South Electricity Distribution Directorate. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Emergency Operation for Development Project - Additional Financing: The Project is to support the Republic of Iraq in the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and the restoration of public services delivery in Targeted Municipal Areas. Approval completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161515. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Internally Displaced People Support Project: To support the social and economic integration of IDPs. Identification completed on 17 January 2018. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water National Decentralized Municipal Water and Wastewater Services: The project development objective (PDO) is to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation services in selected municipalities and strengthen the municipalities’ institutional capacities for delivering water and sanitation services. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 137 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Jordan Agriculture Jordan Climate Smart Agribusiness Development Project: Proposed DO is to promote climate smart agriculture and agribusiness in Jordan Identification completed on 14 June 2018. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Jordan Ozone Depleting Substances HCFC Phase-Out (ODS3) Phase 2: The project development objective is to support Jordan in its overall efforts to meet its Montreal Protocol HCFC phase-out obligations, and to strengthen the capacity of responsible government entities to continue to effectively implement and comply with the Montreal Protocol. Approval completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160103. US$ 2.5 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Environment Tel: 962777289112, E-mail: ghazi.odat@MOENV.GOV.JO, Contact: Eng. Ghazi Odat, Head National Ozone Unit. Social Protection & Labor Safety Nets and Youth Employment Support Project: To strengthen social safety nets for poor and vulnerable house- holds and to improve employment support to vulnerable youth Identification completed on 18 May 2018. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project AF: The project development objective is to help Jordanian munic- ipalities and host communities address the immediate service delivery impacts of Syrian refugee inflows and strengthen mu- nicipal capacity to support local economic development. Approval completed on 30 December 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P161465. US$ 10.8 (MNAF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Planning and Inter- national Cooperation; Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Jordan Urban and Municipal Program for Balanced and Inclusive Growth: The proposed Development Objective is to strengthen institutional capacity to promote more sustainable urban growth in participating urban centers, and improve access to basic services in selected ‘lagging regions’. Concept completed on 22 June 2018. Project: P166577. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. Water Red Sea-Dead Sea Phase 1: - Identification completed on 6 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Lebanon Agriculture Lebanon Climate Smart Agribusiness Development Project: Proposed DO is to promote climate smart agriculture and agribusiness in Lebanon Identification completed on 14 June 2018. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Lebanon Energy Reform and Development Project: Increased availability of gas-fired power generation in Lebanon and reduce technical and non-technical losses on the grid Concept completed on 16 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166423. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy and Water. October 2018 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 138 Environment & Natural Resources Litani River Catchment Comprehensive Environmental Management Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce pollution and improve natural resource management in the Litani RiverBasin (LRB) for enhanced livelihoods. Concept completed on 9 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167818. US$400.0/90.0/10.0 (IBRD/GFF/LSCT). Consulting services to be determined. Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Creating Economic Opportunities - Lebanon National Jobs Program: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve economic opportunities for Targeted Beneficiariesin Lebanon. To achieve this objective an integrated approach is used, leveraging synergies across the Results Areas. Implementation of key policies in Results Area 1 unlocks opportunities for job-creating investments through the demand-side interventions in Results Area 2. These demand-side interventions create economic opportunities for Targeted Beneficiaries of the supply-side inter- ventions in Results Area 3 (and these beneficiaries can contribute to productive investments in Results Area 2). Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163576. US$329.9/70.1 (IBRD/CFF). Consult- ing services to be determined. Presidency of Council of Ministers; Ministry of Labor; Ministry of Economy and Trade; Tripoli Special Economic Zone; Higher Council for Privatization; Ministry of Telecommunication; Higher council of Customs; Na- tional Employment Office. Governance LB Digital Economy Project: Improve access, quality and efficiency of selected e-services and strengthen the foundations of the digital economy. Concept completed on 19 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P167643. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform. Strengthening Fiscal Governance: To improve budget realism and transparency, cash management, public debt manage- ment, MoF e-services and the efficiency of public procurement. Concept completed on 19 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165324. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Social Protection & Labor Social Promotion And Protection Project: The development objective of SPPP is to increase access to social development services at the community level, improve the coverageand targeting of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP), and build the capacity of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) at the central and the Social Development Center (SDC) levels. Approval completed on 17 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124761. US$30.0 (IBRD). No consult- ants are required. Ministry of Social Affairs, Contact: Bashir Osmat, Advisor to the Minister; Lebanese Republic, Contact: Alain Bifani, Ministry of Finance Director General. Additional Financing for Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program: The objective of the Project is to expand the coverage and enhance the social assistance package of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP) to Lebanese af- fected by the Syrian crisis and all Lebanese households under the extreme poverty line, as well as to assess the effectiveness of a graduation pilot. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158980. US$ 10.0 (LSCT). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Safety Net System Project: The project development objective is to provide income support and improve access to social services for poor and vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees, increase employment opportunities for the extreme poor Lebanese, and develop the building blocks of Lebanon’s Social Safety Net (SSN) system. Identification completed on 22 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$300.0/100.0 (IBRD/ZBIL). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Affairs. PAGE 139 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Land Administration System Modernization: To improve access to land use and value data, property rights data, and geospatial information through the Land Registry and Cadastre system modernization. Approval completed on 8 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159692. US$43.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. General Directorate of Land Registration and Cadastre. (R) Lebanon Municipal Investment Program: The proposed Program Development Objective is to address municipal infrastructure and service delivery deficits in selected cities of Lebanon while laying the foundation for municipalities to mo- bilize private sector finance for municipal services. Concept completed on 24 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P166580. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). Transport & Digital Development Lebanon Economic Development Corridor: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance local economic development in Northern Lebanon and to expand economic activity between Lebanon and Syria by improving con- nectivity along the corridor. Identification completed on 23 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$550.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Civil Aviation Reforms and Airport Expansion: To improve the capacity, efficiency, and safety of the air transport sec- tor. Identification completed on 25 May 2018. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Additional Financing for the Greater Beirut Water Supply Project: The project development objective is to increase the provision of potable water to the residents in the project area within the Greater Beirut region, including those in the low- income neighborhoods of Southern Beirut, and to strengthen the capacity of the BeirutMount Lebanon Water Establishment in utility operations. Approval completed on 15 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165711. US$90.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Council for Development & Reconstruction. Libya Energy & Extractives Libya: Emergency Electricity Supply Improvement: To improve electricity service delivery in Libya by addressing backlog in maintenance of generation and transmission infrastructure, augmenting natural gas availability, piloting renewable energy development, and strengthening institutional capacity for improved financial performance. Identification completed on 9 July 2018. US$400.0/5.0 (IBRD/GFIA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Morocco Education (R) Morocco Education Support Program: To support the Government of Morocco in strengthening the foundations and the environment for learning in pre-primary and basic education. Concept completed on 23 September 2018. Project: P167619. US$300.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Education. October 2018 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 140 Energy & Extractives Morocco - Noor Solar Power Project Additional Financing: The PDO is to increase innovative solar power generation in Morocco. Approval completed on 8 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164288. US$100.0/240.0/25.0/420.0/180.0/852.0 (IBRD/AFDB/CCTF/EUIB/GFRC/KFW). No consultants are required. MASEN. Governance (N) Morocco Public Sector Performance (ENNAJAA) Program: The objective of this program is to improve public sector performance. This will be done through: improved transparency, evidence-based policy making; and efficient public expenditures. Identification completed on 11 October 2018. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Supporting the economic inclusion of youth: The project?s proposed development objective (PDO) is to improve access to economic opportunities and increase the active participation of disadvantaged youth in community life in Morocco. Concept completed on 22 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151169. US$54.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Ministry of General Affairs and Governance (MAGG). Transport & Digital Development Connectivity and Competitiveness in North-East Morocco, harnessing the economic benefits of Nador West Med: The PDO is to facilitate inclusive and sustainable development in North East Morocco by improving transport and com- munications connectivity and promoting private sector development in the immediate and expanded hinterland of the mari- time gateway and logistics complex of Nador West Med. Identification completed on 28 August 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Morocco Second Rural Roads Project - AF2: The proposed additional financing is a follow-up to the Second Rural Roads Project approved in May 2006 and to the first additional financing approved in April 2010. It will continue to support the Government's Second National Program of Rural Roads (NPRR2). The proposed additional financing will be used to finance a funding gap for activities appraised as part of the NPRR2, but for which no other financier has been identified. It will allow the Borrower (Caisse pour le Financement Routier) to finalize the last tranche of its borrowing plan for the NPRR2. Approval completed on 9 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148003. US$96.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Caisse pour le financement routier, Contact: Ahmed Im- zel, Director. Morocco Urban Transport Program Additional Financing: The Program Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of urban transport institutions to plan, implement and monitor infrastructure and services, and to improve the level of service of urban transport in targeted corridors in the program area. Identification completed on 19 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tunisia Energy & Extractives (R) Energy Sector Performance Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the technical, commercial and financial performance of STEG Concept completed on 23 October 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P168273. US$200.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. STEG. PAGE 141 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Tunisia-Italy Power Interconnector - Project Preparation TA: The PDO is to establish the technical, environmental, social and financial feasibility, and to help structure the proposed Tunisia-Italy Power Interconnection (“Proposed Project”). Approval completed on 31 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164625. US$ 5.5/0.4/7.0 (ESMP/EUIB/GIF). Consultants will be required. STEG; Elmed Etudes. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Tunisia Innovative Startups and SMEs Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase the growth of, and innovation in, selected startups and small and medium enterprises Identification completed on 26 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance E-Governance for User-Centric Public Services: Improve the access to* and the quality of** priority services*** for citizens and business in Tunisia both nationwide and in targeted lagging regions****. * “Access” will be measured based on standard measures of service coverage; and will also include measurement of an aspect of service delivery “inclusion” by disaggregating access by focal population (women, youth) and focal geographical areas. ** “Quality” will be unpacked along the following dimensions: (i) delivery performance indicators (for example, efficiency measures (for example, time and/or cost and/or targeting); (ii) user satisfaction; and, (iii) gains in accountability (for example, reduced corruption). *** Priority services/activities (as described below) were selected based on a participatory problem-driven approach and based on key criteria: (i) relevance of the service/activity for addressing fiscal/socio-economic reform priorities and digital transfor- mation; (ii) impact and relevance for the users (as measured by impact figures, user priority life events and current problems of access/quality in the service area); and, (iii) the need for financing (i.e. lacking current financing/donor support); (iv) the feasibility and degree of readiness of the service. **** Targeted region(s) to be identified in preparation but is most likely to focus on the least served lagging regions of the south/interior. Identification completed on 27 August 2018. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Tunisia : Urban Development and Local Governance Program - Additional Financing: The objectives of the Pro- gram are to: a) strengthen local governments’ (LGs) performance to deliver municipal infrastructure; and (b) improve access to services in targeted disadvantaged neighborhoods. Approval completed on 15 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development (R) Tunisia Economic Development Corridor Project: The PDO is to improve transport and logistics efficiency and support the development of economic activities along the Kasserine-Sidi Bouzid-Sfax corridor. Concept completed on 30 Sep- tember 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167900. US$200.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées (DGPC). Water Tunisia - Northern Tunis Wastewater Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to provide an environmentally safe disposal system for the treated wastewater in the North of Tunis, and increase availability for its reuse in the Project Area. Approval completed on 31 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154713. US$18.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 142 (R) Water Supply Sector Reform Project: To improve SONEDE’s financial viability and strengthen its autonomy and operational capacity to deliver continuous water supply services in Greater Tunis and Greater Sfax. Concept completed on 22 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162165. US$150.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. SONEDE. Tunisia Sanitation PPP Support Project: The proposed objectives of the Project are to: (i) provide improved sanitation services under the PPP contracts; and (ii) strengthen ONAS’s capacity to manage PPP contracts in delivery of sanitation ser- vices. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162957. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Office National de l'Assainissement (ONAS). West Bank and Gaza Education Improving Early Childhood Development in the West Bank and Gaza: Improve access and quality of early childhood development in the West Bank and Gaza. Identification completed on 30 July 2018. US$ 9.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education to Work Transition Project Additional Financing: The Education to Work Transition Project seeks to improve education to work transition of young Palestinians attending participating tertiary education institutions (TEIs) by: (i) fostering partnerships between TEIs and employers in order to make TEIs’ study programs more relevant to the needs of the labor market; and (ii) enhancing the capacity of the MOEHE and TEIs to collect, analyze and disseminate data collected through the TEIs’ graduate tracking system to monitor the outcomes of TEIs’ study programs, and to informeducation policy formulation and implementation. Approval completed on 2 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158951. US$ 5.0 (SPF). No consultants are required. Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Energy & Extractives Gaza Emergency Response for Electricity Network Rehabilitation (AF): The Project objective is to restore and im- prove basic electricity services in Gaza. Approval completed on 30 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152411. US$ 15.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA) Tel: 97097222986192, E-mail: chairman@menr.org, Contact: Harry Kuma, Secretary of Finance. (N) Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project - Additional Finance: The Project Development Objec- tive is to enhance institutional capacity of the energy sector, improve efficiency of the distribution system in targeted areas, and pilot a new business model for solar energy service delivery in Gaza. Identification completed on 24 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.0/5.0 (PIDM/SPF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Finance for Jobs II Additional Financing: To test the effectiveness of selected financial interventions in incentivizing private sector investment and job creation. Approval completed on 10 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167675. US$ 5.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Planning; Project Implementing Agency (DAI). Innovative Private Sector Development: To improve economic opportunities for individuals and firms in the West Bank and Gaza. Approval completed on 1 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164412. US$ 13.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of National Economy through a private sector implementing agency. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice WBG Inclusive Livelihoods Project: The Project will increase opportunities for social and economic inclusion of margin- alized groups in the West Bank and Gaza, with a specific focus on increasing opportunities for sustainable livelihoods. Identi- fication completed on 22 August 2018. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. PAGE 143 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Gaza Municipal Emergency Grants to Sustain Local Service Provision: The project development objective (PDO) is to enhance the institutional capacity of municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza for more accountable and sustain- able service delivery. Identification completed on 7 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. GZ-Second Municipal Development Project AF: The PDO is "to improve the Recipient's municipal management prac- tices for better municipal transparency and service delivery, and to restore priority municipal services following the conflict in Gaza". Approval completed on 22 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155268. US$ 6.9 (PWUD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Modernization of Land Administration Program: To improve the security of property rights and facilitate the development of land and property markets in the Palestinian territories. Identification completed on 6 September 2018. En- vironmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Water Security Development Program (WSDP): The proposed development objectives of the Water Security Develop- ment Project (WSDP) is to improve quality of water supply services in the project areas; and strengthen the capacity of selected institutions. . Identification completed on 20 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 15.0/15.0 (PIDM/SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Yemen, Republic of Education Restoring Education and Learning: The proposed project development objective is to restore the delivery of basic edu- cation services in selected areas affected by the conflict. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. US$ 500.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Third Additional Financing: To contribute to the provision of basic health, essential nutrition, water and sanitation services for the benefit of the population of the Republic of Yemen. Identification completed on 19 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Second Additional Financing: To contribute to the provision of basic health, essential nutrition, water and sanitation services for the benefit of the population of the Republic of Yemen. Approval completed on 25 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164466. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Additional Financing: To contribute to the provision of basic health and essential nutrition services for the benefit of the population of the Republic of Yemen. Approval completed on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163741. US$ 83.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Second Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable;preserve existing implementa- tion capacity of two service delivery programs; and provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. Approval completed on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163729. US$ 75.0 October 2018 South Asia PAGE 144 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Third Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable;preserve existing implemen- tation capacity of two service delivery programs; and provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. Negotiations authorized on 2 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164564. US$ 140.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. UNDP; UNICEF. Emergency Crisis Response Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to provide short- term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable;and preserve existing implementation capacity of two service delivery programs. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161806. US$ 250.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. United Nations Development Programme. Transport & Digital Development Yemen Transport Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Project: The Project Development Objective is to restore transport connectivity to enable and improve mobility, and delivery and access to emergency relief, social services, markets and jobs. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. South Asia Afghanistan Agriculture National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP) - Additional Financing: To promote adoption of improved production practices by target farmers, with gradual rollout of farmer-centric agricultural services systems and investment support. Service delivery centered on farmers will promote in practice increased participation of beneficiaries both in defining the type of services required and in the delivery itself. The project would also promote improved ratio of overall costs reaching benefi- ciaries as direct investments. The aim is thus to promote sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157997. US$ 90.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Second Additional Financing for the Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Project: Increased income and sustainable employment opportunities for men and women through supported rural enterprises. Approval completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163525. US$ 5.0 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Opportunity for Maximizing Agribusiness Investments and Development: The PDO is to enhance the compet- itiveness of key agri-value-chains in Afghanistan for increased market access and value-addition for farmers and agri-entre- preneurs. Concept completed on 24 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P168179. US$ 25.0/150.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock; Ministry of Industry and Commerce. PAGE 145 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) Women's Economic Empowerment Rural Development Project: To increase social and economic empowerment of poor rural women in selected communities. Approval completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P164443. US$ 25.0/75.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Education (R) EQRA: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are “to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education, particularly for girls, in selected lagging provinces, and to improve learning conditions in Afghanistan”. Approval completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159378. US$ 100.0/100.0/98.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF/FTIE). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education; Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Additional Financing for the Higher Education Development Project: The project development objective is to in- crease access to, and improve the quality and relevance of, higher education in Afghanistan. Identification completed on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Higher Education. Energy & Extractives Kajaki Hydrelectric Dam Addition: The development objective (DO) is to increase the supply of domestically generated hydroelectricity at the Kajaki Hydrelectric Plant (KHP). Identification completed on 6 September 2017. US$ 70.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Afghanistan:Extractives for Development Project: To assist the GoIRA to implement extractives sector reforms and operationalize mining and gas sector development opportunities Concept completed on 1 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159402. US$ 25.0/5.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Mines and Petroleum; Ministry of Information and Culture; Afghanistan EITI Secretariat, Ministry of Finance. Sheberghan Gas to Power Project: The Development Objective is (i) to increase the amount of reliable electricity gener- ated in Afghanistan and (ii) to build a track record for the country in developing and implementing PPP transactions. Identi- fication completed on 22 December 2017. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kajaki Electrification and Benefit Sharing Support Project: To Provide Access to Electricity to the People in Helmand and Kandahar Province. Identification completed on 11 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Afghanistan Power System Development Project Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to increase the number of electricity connections for the urban centers of Charikar, Gulbahar and Jabul-es-Seraj and Pul-e- Khumri and to improve the availability of power from Naghlu and Mahipar switchyards. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152975. US$ 15.0 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 October 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157827. US$ 25.0/45.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Financial Sector Rapid Response - Additional Financing: To assist DAB to develop action plans for improved banking supervision and to establish key building blocks of financial sector infrastructure: payment system, movable collateral registry, and public credit registry. Approval completed on 27 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160073. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 146 Additional Financing to Financial Sector Rapid Response Project: This project is to assist DAB to improve its core function of banking supervision and regulation, and to help improve access to formal banking services by establishing key initial building blocks for further financial sector reform. Over its five-year implementation period, FSSP aims to strengthening DAB's capacity through: (i) strengthening of the off-site supervisory functions of DAB, (ii) strengthening of DAB's accounting and internal audit capabilities, and (iii) establishment of an effective human resource management system, and (iv) develop- ment of an effective information technology system. The project also assists in developing financial sector infrastructure through: (i) establishment of a Public Credit Registry, (ii) establishment of a Collateral Registry, and (iii) supporting the phys- ical development of the Afghanistan Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF). Approval completed on 26 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 6.7 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, E- mail: maqa2005@yahoo.com, Contact: Adris Walli, Aide Coordination Specialist; Da Afghanistan Bank Tel: (93-79) 722-3340, E-mail: zalmei.sherzad@centralbank.gov.af, Contact: Zalmie Sherzad, Project Director. (R) Payments Automation and Integration of Salaries in Afghanistan (PAISA): The PDO is to support the devel- opment of a payment platform for digital government-to-person payments in Afghanistan. Concept completed on 25 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P168266. US$ 10.0/40.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance. Governance Second Public Financial Management Reform Project (PFMRP II) - Additional Financing: To further strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of Afghanistan’s procurement, treasury, and audit systems. Approval completed on 10 Febru- ary 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150632. US$ 41.1 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Tackling Afghanistan’s Government HRM and Institutional Reforms: To strengthen the capacity of selected line ministries and agencies through merit-based recruitment of key positions, improved personnel management, and better HR planning. Appraisal completed on 17 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P166978. US$ 25.0/50.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commis- sion. (R) Afghanistan: Fiscal Stability Facility: To support improved predictability of recurrent expenditure payments of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during the period of political transition. Negotiations authorized on 25 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P168274. US$ 100.0 (ARTF). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population SEHAT Additional Financing: The proposed AF to the SEHAT project (P129663) will finance the delivery of the Basic Package of H ealth Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) in the 13 provinces currently supported by USAID. As outlined in its 2/2/14 letter, USAID intends to provide an estimated total program contribution to ARTF in the amount of US$ 227.6 million for the 5 year SEHAT program. In addition to supporting BPHS and EPHS (SEHAT component 1), the USAID contribution will support the provision of technical assistance to strengthen the stewardship capacity of MOPH and program management activities, (SEHAT components 2 and 3, respectively). Approval completed on 25 May 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152122. US$ 248.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Afghanistan Placing Labor Abroad, Connecting to Employment Domestically and Addressing the Needs of Youth: Improve labor market outcomes for Afghan jobseekers through managed international labor migration and im- proved labor market intermediation services domestically; and improve youth access and pathways to existing development programs in line with youth aspirations. Concept completed on 20 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161728. US$ 10.0/40.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled. PAGE 147 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Cities Investment Program: The CIP Program Development Objective (PRDO) is to improve the sustainability and liva- bility of nine regionally-balanced Provincial Capital Cities (PCCs). The Project Development Objective (PDO) for the first in the Series of Projects (SOP I) is to introduce sustainable municipal finance and management systems and rehabilitate municipal infrastructure in five participating PCCs. The Project Development Objective (PDO) for SOP II is to rollout sustainable municipal finance and management systems and expand municipal infrastructure and service coverage in nine participating PCCs. Identification completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Third National Solidarity Project: To build, strengthen, and maintain Community Development Councils (CDCs) as ef- fective institutions for local governance and social-economic development. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P159307. US$ 57.3 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Afghanistan Land Administration System Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the devel- opment of the Afghanistan land administration system and build the capacity of ARAZI to deliver land administration services. Concept completed on 29 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164762. US$ 30.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. AFGHANISTAN INDEPENDENT LAND AUTHORITY-- ARAZI. Afghanistan: Eshteghal Zaiee - Karmondena (EZ-Kar) Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is to improve the economic integration of Afghan returnees, internally displaced people and host communities through invest- ments, incentives, and reforms that will improve economic opportunities in participating cities. Concept completed on 4 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166127. US$ 150.0/50.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy. Citizens' Charter Afghanistan Project - Emergency Regional Displacement Response Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective for the Citizens†™ Charter Afghanistan Project is to improve the delivery of core infra- structure, emergency support, and social services to participating communities through strengthened Community Develop- ment Councils (CDCs). Approval completed on 13 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163468. US$ 85.8/44.3 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR SECOND CUSTOMS REFORM AND TRADE FACILITATION PROJECT: To improve the release of legitimate goods in a fair and efficient manner. Approval completed on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155443. US$ 21.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Additional financing for Afghanistan Rural Access Project: The PDO is to enable (a) rural communities to benefit from all-season road access to basic services and facilities and (b) an earlyemergency response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 13 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 105.0 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Kabul Water Supply Improvement Project: The Project Development Objectives are to improve quality and quantity of water supplied to selected areas in Kabul; and improve the operational performance of Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation (AUWSSC). Concept completed on 9 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 148 Project: P164839. US$ 75.0/25.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sew- erage Corporation (AUWSSC); Ministry of Energy and Water. AF Additional Financing: Irrigation Restoration and Development: Improve access to irrigation in targeted areas and strengthen capacity for water resources management. Approval completed on 23 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152892. US$ 70.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Bangladesh Agriculture National Agricultural Technology Project - Additional Financing: The United States Agency for International De- velopment (USAID) has proposed to provide a grant to improve agricultural productivityand farm incomes in the country through research into appropriate technology, increased adoption of low risk-high reward technologies in marginalized areas, and fostering farmers’ links to markets. The project will build on the lessons learned and good practices developed in the World Bank financed Bangladesh National Agricultural Technology Project and the Bangladesh Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project. Approval completed on 4 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133251. US$ 23.7 (FSCO). Consultants will be required. Minis- try of Agriculture (MOA), Contact: S.M. Nazmul Islam, Secretary in charge. Climate-Smart Agriculture and Water Management Project: To enhance climate resilience and productivity of irri- gated agriculture in targeted schemes Negotiations authorized on 22 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161534. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Bangladesh Water Development Board; Department of Agricultural Extension; Department of Fisheries. Livestock and Dairy Development Project: The project development objective is to improve productivity, market access, and resilience of small-holder farmers and agro-entrepreneurs operating in selected livestock value chains in target areas. Negotiations authorized on 15 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161246. US$ 500.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Livestock Services. Additional Financing Modern Food Storage Facilities Project: The overall Project development objective is to in- crease the grain reserve available to households to meet their post-disaster needs and improve the efficiency of grain storage management. Identification completed on 15 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 280.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education AF Bangladesh - Primary Education Development Program III: Additional Financing (AF) in the amount of US$400 million to scale up the Bangladesh Third Primary Education Development Program (PEDP3: P150669). In addition, Level 2 Restructuring comprising: (i) modification of the project scope of work; (ii) revision of the results framework to measure the outcomes associated with the revised scope of work; and (iii) extension of the project closing date from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017. The Project Development Objective in the proposed AF operation will remain unchanged and will continue to be to: “(i) increase participation and reduce social disparities in primary education, (ii) increase the number of children completing primary and improve the quality of the learning environment and measurement of student learning, and (iii) im- prove effectiveness of resource use for primary education.” The proposed Additional Financing would help to finance the cost of the scale-up activities and subsequent restructuring of the project to respond effectively to changes in the Bangladesh pri- mary education sector due to ongoing nationalization of the previous "Registered Non-Government Primary Schools" (RNGPS), scale-up and expansion of interventions of the original PEDP3 project in order to implement a further set of reforms by 2017; and join government’s efforts towards achieving universal primary education specifically by improving scaled up efforts targeting the remaining, hardest-to-reach population groups to overcome the barriers to education for those still out of school, while also tackling emerging concerns related to the quality of learning (such as low teacher-student contact hours of instruction in schools). The original project is well performing, and the recent Mid-Term Review (MTR) rates the progress towards development objectives and implementation satisfactory. Approval completed on 16 December 2014. Environmental PAGE 149 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Assessment Category B. Project: P150669. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Directorate of Primary Ed- ucation, Contact: .. Additional Financing: Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The Additional Financing will support the original four components of the Skills and Training Enhancement Project to further contribute towards scaling up ongoing institutional grants to additional public and private institutions to meet the ongoing demand and to fill in the funding gap in the stipend activities. Following are the components under the Additional Financing: Component 1: Improve the Quality and Relevance of Training This component will be implemented through two (2) windows. Window I will support selected additional private institutions offering diploma level programs. These institutions will be chosen on the basis of well-defined eligibility and se- lection criteria. Window II will support selected additional institutions providing short-term vocational and technical training. These institutions will be chosen based on similar eligibility and selection criteria employed under Window I. Component 2 - Pilots in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Developing pilot activities aimed at strengthening the overall tech- nical and vocational educational training system: Supporting Industry Skills Councils (ISC) and the National Skills Develop- ment Council (NSDC) by providing a grant financing and operational cost support to finance establishment of specific offices to about two to four ISCs and NSDC who will guide the overall regulatory and legislative framework for Vocational Education and Training and skills development. Component 3 - Institutional Capacity Development Strengthening the capacity of the Recipient in managing the TVET sector as a whole by way of institutional capacity development of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) under the Ministry of Education (MoE), and the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) under the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment (MOEWOE). (ning (RPL) program. Component 4 - Project Management, Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation Sup- port for project management, monitoring and evaluation of Project progress and outcomes. Approval completed on 26 Sep- tember 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.7 (FSSA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Ed- ucation Tel: (88-02) 911-0664, E-mail: techedu09@gmail.com, Contact: Directorate of Technical Education, Director General. Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project - AF: The Project Development Objective in the proposed AF operation will remain unchanged and will continue to be "to improve the quality of secondary education, system- atically monitor learning outcomes, and to increase access and equity in project upazilas". The four project components will be the same as in the original project. The proposed AF would: (i) support the implementation of the expanded project activi- ties (across more schools and students within SEQAEP upazilas) to deepen the impact of a well-performing project; (ii) allow adequate time for MOE to evaluate and institutionalize successful interventions from the ongoing project under a more har- monized secondary education sector program that GOB is planning to initiate by early 2017; and (iii) initiate replication of successful activities beyond 125 SEQAEP upazilas in a phased manner for a smoother institutionalization of SEQAEP inter- ventions. The AF would also extend the Closing Date of the current SEQAEP project from June 30, 2014 to December 31, 2016 in order to carry out the proposed activities. Approval completed on 3 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 265.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, E-mail: seqaep@bdcom.net, Contact: Min- istry of Education, Project Director, SEQAEP Project. Additional Financing Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to strengthen selected public and private training institutions to improve training quality and employability of trainees, including those from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Approval completed on 30 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155389. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BD Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project - AF: The Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) was approved in March 2009 and the main objective of the project is to improve the quality and relevance of the teaching and research environment in higher education institution through encouraging both innovation and accountability within universities and by enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of the higher education sector. Additional Fi- nancing has been proposed to fill the funding gap to effectively complete the agreed project activities; expansion of project interventions in order to scale up project impact and development effectiveness is warranted based on the likelihood of achiev- ing project objective and strong project performance. The following components/activities have been proposed with additional financing of US$60.0 million: (i) Component 1: Promoting Academic Innovation; (ii) Component 2: Building Institutional Capacity of Tertiary Education Sector; (iii) Component 3: Raising the Connectivity Capacity in the Higher Education Sector (BdREN & Digital Library); (iv) Component 4: Establishment of Quality Assurance Mechanism; and (v) Component 5: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation. Component 1: Promoting Academic Innovation Sub-Component 1.1 - Financing to cover the shortage of funds for the 1st and 2nd rounds AIF . The additional financing will provide funds for the first and second rounds AIF sub-projects which are under implementation. The shortage was created when the Project needed to tem- porarily reallocate the funds to the BdREN activities under Component 3 during the restructuring. Sub-Component1.2 - Third round of AIF The AIF will allocate its resources through three competitive windows: (i) improvement of teaching and learning; September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 150 (ii) enhancement of research capabilities; and (iii) university-wide innovations which include campus network In order to place additional emphasis on innovation for teaching and learning (Window 1) and research (Window 2), selection criteria will be modified. Established proposal evaluation process will be followed with minor modifications based on the lessons learned from the first and second rounds AIF which will be reflected in a revised AIF Operations Manual. Component 2: Building Institutional Capacity of Tertiary Education Sector This component aims to further strengthen the capacity of UGC, MOE and Higher Education Institutions for the future development of the sector. To this end, the project will support the policy for- mation based on the studied carried out under the original project. Component 3: Raising the Connectivity Capacity of the Higher Education Sector Sub-component 3.1: Strengthening BdREN connectivity: Basic connectivity through overhead dark fibre would be established by December 2013. To use the full potential of the connectivity campus network would be estab- lished for the remaining 20 public universities. In addition, VC facilities using the BdREN connectivity could be established in the Ministry of Education, ERD, and Planning Commission. Provisions would be made available for add-on software in- cluding cloud-computing and equipment for performance enhancement. Sub-component 3.2: Awareness building and knowledge exchange: Awareness raising and knowledge exchanges on best practice for the ownership, governance and exploi- tation of an NREN for the stakeholders of BdREN. The exchange programs could include: (a) Policy level knowledge exchange among the "South" and "North" countries; (b) academic and technical level knowledge exchange with the neighboring coun- tries in Asia Pacific mainly on grid computing, climate modeling, medical imaging etc. Sub-component 3.3: Capacity building (technical and financial management): Additional staffing and technical training of IT personnel at network and campus level - Local training programs for university IT staff on campus networking in association with international providers to create a national capacity to provide such training. A system of scholarships/fellowship or international placements would be provided for specialist training of IT personnel in campus networking with the aim of building a training team for the country. Sub- component 3.4: Application development to maximize the utilization of BdREN: Additional support would be necessary for ensuring (a) enhancement of digital library access, (b) partnership with regional and continental RENs, and (c) utilization "pump-priming" activities in (1) education, (2) research collaboration, and (c) campus safety. Component 4: Establishment of Quality Assurance Mechanism To build on the momentum generated under the first two rounds of AIF and the recent efforts made in developing a national quality assurance mechanism, the Project would support the following activities with the pro- posed additional financing: (i) establishment of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh (QAAC); and (ii) establishment of Institutional Quality Assurance Cells (IQAC). Sub-component 4.1: Establishment Quality Assurance and Ac- creditation Council of Bangladesh The objective of this sub-component is to provide funds for the establishment of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh and the development of Regulations, Qualification Framework, and Qual- ity Assurance Manual. Additional funds will be also provided for awareness campaigns and necessary capacity building activ- ities. Sub-component 4.2: Establishment of Institutional Quality Assurance Cells The Fund will finance the establishment and operation of (i) Institutional Quality Assurance Cells (IQACs); (ii) establishment of institutional data collection and analysis mechanism for systematic collecting, processing and dissemination of reliable data concerning higher education quality as- surance as well as graduates' performance in the labor market, (iii) preparation of self-assessment, process facilitation and necessary training, external peer reviewers' visits, and preparation and implementation of Institutional Improvement Plan. Details of the implementation mechanism for this Fund will be laid out in the Operations Manual. Component 5: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation The objective of this component is to ensure proper implementation, manage- ment, and monitoring and evaluation of scaled up activities under the project. It would comprise two sub-components, aiming to reach this objective namely: (i) project management; and (ii) monitoring and evaluation. Approval completed on 3 Decem- ber 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145749. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Tel: (88-02) 818-1631, E-mail: chairmanugc@yahoo.com, Contact: Uni- versity Grants Commission, Chairman. (N) Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation Project: To enhance graduate employability, improve gov- ernance of higher education and establish a regional network of higher education institutions. Identification completed on 12 September 2018. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Additional Financing for Reaching Out of School Children II: The key project development objective is to im- prove equitable access, retention and completion in quality primary education for out-of-school children in selected under- served areas. Approval completed on 19 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 4.2/20.8 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME). Energy & Extractives Additional Financing II for Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II: Increase access to clean energy through renewable energy in rural areas. Approval completed on 10 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165400. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Power Cell; Infrastructure Development PAGE 151 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Company Limited (IDCOL). (R) Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase installed generation capacity of, and mobilize financing for, renewable energy in Bangladesh. Appraisal completed on 12 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161869. US$ 156.0/26.4/2.9/59.0 (IDA Credit/CSCC/CSCF/ZBIL). Consult- ants will be required. Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL); Sustainable and Renewable Energy Develop- ment Authority (SREDA); Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB). RERED II Additional Financing: To increase access to clean energy in rural areas through renewable energy. Approval completed on 19 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150001. US$ 48.4/30.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GPBA). Consultants will be required. Power Cell, Contact: Mr. Mohammad Hossain, Director General; Infrastructure Development Company Limited Tel: (880-2) 910-2171, E-mail: mmalik@idcol.org, Contact: Mr. Mahmood Malik, Executive Director and CEO. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries: The series of projects' Development Objective is to in- crease coastal and marine fisheries’ contribution to the economy, poverty reduction, and environmenta l stability. The proposed PDO of the first project under the series (Phase 1) is to improve management of coastal and marine fisheries and aquaculture. Approval completed on 5 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161568. US$ 240.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Department of Fisheries. Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project - Additional Financing: To improve air quality and safe mobility in Dhaka through the implementation of demonstration initiatives in urban transport and brick making Approval completed on 13 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160014. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project: To improve collaborative forest management and increase benefits for forest dependent communities in targeted sites. Approval completed on 5 October 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P161996. US$ 175.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Bangladesh Forest Depart- ment (BFD). Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Modernization of State-Owned Financial Institutions Project: The proposed project development objective is to con- tribute to the modernization, transparency and efficiency of state-owned banks. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155363. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BFID, Contact: Mr. Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH, Contact: Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary. Private Sector Development Support Project Additional Financing: Facilitate private investment and job creation and promote compliance with international quality standards, building codes, and good social and environmental practices in economic zones supported by PSDSP. Approval completed on 5 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156242. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh; Economic Relations Division (ERD). Governance Bangladesh Strengthening PFM Program to Enable Service Delivery: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve fiscal forecasting, budget preparation and execution, financial reporting andtransparency of the central govern- ment. Concept completed on 11 July 2018. Project: P167491. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance. Second Additional Financing to Public Procurement Reform Project II: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve performance of the public procurement system progressively in Bangladesh, focusing largely on the target agen- cies. The PDO would be achieved by strengthening the ongoing reform process and moving it further along with the following September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 152 outputs: (i) enhanced capacity in creating a sustained program to develop skilled procurement professionals, (ii) strengthened management and monitoring of procurement in target agencies, (iii) introduction of e-government procurement in CPTU and the target agencies on a pilot basis, and (iv) creation of greater public awareness of a well functioning public procurement system by engaging civil society, think tanks, beneficiaries, and the private sector. All these actions are key elements in effec- tive implementation of the procurement law/ regulations. Approval completed on 6 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158783. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Contact: Md. Faruque Hossain, Director General; Exonomic Relations Division Tel: 88029180675, E-mail: ksazam@gmail.com, Contact: Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary. Health, Nutrition & Population HSDP Additional Finance: To enable the Government of Bangladesh to strengthen health systems and improve health services, particularly for the poor. Approval completed on 24 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151070. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Additional Financing for Health Sector Support Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the health, nutrition and population (HNP) sector's core management systems and delivery of essential HNP services with a focus on selected geographical areas. Approval completed on 28 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167672. US$ 8.0/42.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Other BD: Integrated Digital Government Project: The development objective is to improve digital integration across GOB agencies, and catalyze digital public services. Appraisal completed on 29 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161086. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Bangladesh Computer Council. Social Protection & Labor Cash Transfer Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the transparency and efficiency of selected cash transfer programs for vulnerable populations by modernizing service delivery. Approval completed on 31 Jan- uary 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160819. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Social Services. Safety Net Systems for the Poorest (Additional Financing): The Objective of the Project is to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major Safety Net Programs to benefit the poorest households. Approval completed on 15 De- cember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163677. US$ 245.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Dhaka City Neighborhood Upgrading Project: To enhance public spaces and improve urban services in selected neigh- borhoods in Dhaka. Negotiations authorized on 31 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165477. US$ 100.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Dhaka South City Corporation. Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project-- AF II: The primary rationale for the proposed Addi- tional Financing is for IDA to continue its support to the Government of Bangladesh for improving and strengthening critical disaster prevention infrastructure in the coastal areas of Bangladesh.At the time of Cyclone Sidr, damages were estimated at US$1.2 billion, with significant needs in the further strengthening of coastal embankments as well as the rehabilitation and construction of improved multi-purpose cyclone shelters. The additional financing would be primarily used to: (a) meet the financing gap of about of about US$4.2 million that exist since the inception of the project and also a gap created due to exchange rate between SDRs to USD (about USD 6.2 Million are lost at this stage); and (b) to scale up the construction and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure in particular the disaster shelters in the coastal areas. In addition, part of the proposed credit would be used to carry out necessary repairs/improvement to about ten polders. Approval completed on 30 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146500. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Disaster and Relief Tel: (880-18) 1911-7754, E-mail: cms@dmb.gov.bd, Contact: Syed Ashraful Islam, Com- munication Media Specialist. PAGE 153 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) Emergency Multi-Sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project: To strengthen the Government of Bangladesh sys- tems to improve access to basic services and build disaster and social resilience of the displaced Rohingya population. Nego- tiations authorized on 23 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167762. US$ 27.5/137.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Department of Public Health Engineering; Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief; Local Government Engineering Department. Transport & Digital Development BD: AF for Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment, Governance Project: The PDO is to (i) catalyze the growth of Bangladesh’s IT/ITES industry for employment creation and export diversification; and(ii)establish basic e -Government foun- dations to support public sector modernization. Approval completed on 24 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory C. Project: P159497. US$ 39.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Bangladesh Computer Council. (R) Operation for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB): Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 25 Octo- ber 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161928. US$ 425.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Additional Financing for Second Rural Transport Improvement Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is: To improve rural accessibility in project areas (covering 26 districts) and strengthen institutional capacity for sustainable rural road maintenance. Approval completed on 5 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166295. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). Dhaka Public Transport Improvement Project: The proposed project development objective is to enhance the accessi- bility, efficiency, and safety of transportation in one of the main public transport corridors of Dhaka and improve its connec- tivity with surrounding areas. Concept completed on 17 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166435. US$ 475.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Roads and Highways Department (RHD); Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC); Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD); Bangladesh Police (BP). Water Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project: The Proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide improved sanitation services in select areas of Dhaka city. Concept completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161432. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Author- ity. (R) Bangladesh Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation services in selected municipalities, and streng then the municipalities’ institutional capacities for delivering water and sanitation services. Appraisal completed on 19 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161227. US$ 100.0/100.0 (IDA Credit/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Department of Public Health Engineering. Additional Financing to Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project: The revised PDO is to increase access to safe water and improve CWASA’s institutional capacity and investment planning for sanita tion and drainage in Chittagong City. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161566. US$ 47.5 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Leveraging Microfinance for Improved Sanitation and Water Supply in Bangladesh: Expanding access to safe sanitation and water supply with private sector support and micro financing services Identification completed on 7 Oc- tober 2018. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 154 India Agriculture National Rural Economic Transformation Project ( Additional Financing to National Rural Livelihoods Pro- ject ): To establish efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor to enable them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements, and improved access to financial and selected public services. Approval com- pleted on 26 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166745. US$250.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Rural Development. Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pra- desh: The project development objective is to improve farm-system resilience and promote source sustainability of springs and streams in selected Gram Panchayat. Identification completed on 24 August 2017. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture: The Project Development Objective is to intensify and diversify agricultural production, enhance climate resilience and improve water productivity in selected cas- cades of Odisha. Concept completed on 3 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163533. US$164.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Odisha Community Tank Development and Management Society. (R) Food Processing and Value Addition Pilot Program: The main objective of the proposed program is to modernize and enhance the competitiveness of the unorganized segment of the food processing industry in selected States and districts of India. Concept completed on 8 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167559. US$225.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. (R) AP Integrated Irrigation & Agriculture Transformation Project: The Project Development Objective is to en- hance agricultural productivity, profitability and climate resilience of smallholder farmers in selected districts of Andhra Pra- desh. Approval completed on 23 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160463. US$172.2 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Government of Andhra Pradesh. (R) State of Maharashtra's Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project: The project development objective is to support the development of inclusive and competitive agriculture value chains , focusing onsmall holder farmers and agri- entrepreneurs in Maharashtra. This would be achieved by expanding access to new and organised marketsfor producers and enterprises with complementary investments in technical services and risk management capabilities. Concept completed on 17 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168310. US$210.0/10.0 (IBRD/ZFOU). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra. (N) West Bengal Accelerated Agriculture Transformation Project: To enhance the competitiveness of key agri- value-chains for increased value-added and market access; benefiting producers and agri-entrepreneurs in West Bengal. Con- cept completed on 16 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168999. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Department of Agriculture. Education (R) Strengthening Teaching-Learning And Results for States: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to im- prove student outcomes in select states and enhance governance of school educationin India Concept completed on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166868. US$500.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Human Resource and Development. (N) Learning Excellence And Results iNitiatives: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen learning assessment and governance systems of school education in India. PAGE 155 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Identification completed on 25 September 2018. US$75.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program Guarantee: The PDO is to enhance EESL’s financial and institutional ca- pacity and to scale up energy savings in residential and public sectors Approval completed on 17 May 2018. Project: P165488. US$ 80.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project: The proposed development objective is "to increase solar generation capacity through the establishment of large-scale solar parks in the country". Identification com- pleted on 20 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$75.0/25.0 (IBRD/CCTF). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project: The project development objectives (PDO) are to increase the transmission capacity of electricity network in the state of Jharkhandand strengthen the institutional capacity of state-owned power transmission and distribution utilities. Approval completed on 1 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162086. US$310.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Ltd.; Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd.. Innovation in Solar Power and Hybrid Technologies: The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate large- scale innovative renewable energy technologies in India. Concept completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P160379. US$150.0/50.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited. (R) Prepare:Program toEstablish Pilots for Access through Renewable Energy: To demonstrate renewable energy based decentralised models of improving energy access in target states of UP & Bihar. Concept completed on 20 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144678. US$ 12.9/15.3 (GEFU/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Contact: Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary; UPNEDA, Contact: Anamika Singh, Director; BREDA Tel: 0612-2507734, E-mail: breda@breda.in, Contact: Dayanidhi Pradhan, Director. India Energy Efficiency Scale-up Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 17 May 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P162849. US$220.0/380.0 (IBRD/ZBIL). Consulting services to be determined. En- ergy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). Environment & Natural Resources Himachal Pradesh: Forests for Prosperity Project: Improved management and community use of forests and alpine pasture at selected sites in Himachal Pradesh. Concept completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163271. US$50.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. State of Himachal Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project: To increase demand for energy efficiency investments in target micro, small and medium enterprise clusters and to build their capacity to access commercial finance. The Project Development Objective supports the global environmental agenda of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) through an increase in Energy Efficiency investments and resulting energy savings. Approval com- pleted on 4 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158033. US$ 5.2 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Enhancing Coastal and Ocean Resource Efficiency Project: To strengthen integrated coastal zone management in selected States and Union Territories Concept completed on 3 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Pro- ject: P167804. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Society of Integrated Coastal Management. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 156 Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (R) Agriculture Risk Resilience and Insurance Access Program: The Program Development Objective is to enhance farmer access and improve service delivery of the PMFBY crop insurance scheme in select states in India. Appraisal completed on 26 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165923. US$201.0 (IBRD). No consultants are re- quired. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. Governance (R) Chhattisgarh Public Financial Management and Accountability Program: The objective of the program is to: improve accountability in the management of public finances; strengthen revenue administration;and improve efficiency in delivery of benefits in selected schemes, in the state of Chhattisgarh. Negotiations authorized on 2 October 2018. Project: P166578. US$25.2 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Finance Department, Government of Chhattisgarh. Uttarakhand Public Financial Management Strengthening Project: The Program Development Objective (PDO) is "contribute to improve efficiency and accountability in the management of public finances and enhance the effectiveness of revenue administration in Uttarakhand". Concept completed on 16 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Pro- ject: P166923. US$31.6 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Finance Department Government of Uttarakhand. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Program Towards Elimination of Tuberculosis: To improve the coverage and quality of Tuberculosis control in- terventions in the public and private sectors of India Concept completed on 25 September 2018. Project: P167523. US$400.0/279.0 (IBRD/GFND). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. National Nutrition Mission (also known as ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project: Additional Financing): To improve the coverage and quality of ICDS nutrition services to pregnant and lactating women and children under 3 years of age Approval completed on 30 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165493. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Women and Child Development. Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program: To improve quality of care and the management of NCDs and injuries, especially for the poor, in Tamil Nadu. Concept completed on 27 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166373. US$287.0 (IBRD). Consult- ing services to be determined. Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project. (N) Uttar Pradesh Health System Strengthening Project – Additional Financing: The Project Development Ob- jective of UPHSSP is to improve the efficiency, quality and accountability of health service delivery in Uttar Pradesh by strengthening the State Health Department's management and systems capacity. Identification completed on 18 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$105.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Andhra Pradesh Health Systems Strengthening Program: The Project Development Objectives are to improve the quality of public health services, increase the utilization of comprehensive primary health care and empower citizens to manage their healthcare. Concept completed on 11 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167581. US$327.7 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project Additional Financing: To restore housing, rural connectivity and build resil- ience of communities in Uttarakhand and increase the technical capacity of the State entities to respond promptly and effec- tively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Negotiations authorized on 9 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164058. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Government of Uttarakhand; Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority, Government of Uttarakhand. PAGE 157 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 (R) Jharkhand Municipal Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide improved access to basic urban services and management capacity in participating ULBs in Jharkhand. Negotiations authorized on 11 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158502. US$147.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand. Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project: To build sustainable urban services and capacity of urban institutions for the development of Amaravati capital city. Concept completed on 8 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159808. US$300.0/200.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA). (N) Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development: To strengthen the institutional performance of Tamil Nadu’s housing sector and improve housing conditions of eligible low-income households in Chennai. Identification completed on 12 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. India Climate Change Mitigation Action Support: The development objective is to strengthen the readiness of the Gov- ernment of India for the assessment, design, preparation and implementation of new and existing carbon pricing instruments. Concept completed on 27 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162119. US$ 5.2 (PMR). No con- sultants are required. Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change. (R) West Bengal Transport and Logistics Improvement Project: Improve the efficiency and environmentally respon- sible operation of the logistics sector in the targeted area, including through private sector participation. Concept completed on 26 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166020. US$100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. West Bengal Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation. (R) Kerala Urban Service Delivery Project: To strengthen the institutional and service delivery systems of Urban Local Bodies in Kerala Concept completed on 8 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168633. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala. Transport & Digital Development Additional Financing for PMGSY Rural Roads Project: The objective is to strengthen the systems and processes of the national PMGSY rural roads program for the expansion and maintenance of all-season rural access roads. The result will en- hance the road connectivity to economic opportunities and social services for beneficiary communities in the participating states. Approval completed on 25 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165402. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. National Rural Road Development Agency. Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Program: To improve the safety, resilience and engineering standard of the state roads network in Himachal Pradesh, whilst reforming the institutional and financial base for road maintenance and development Identification completed on 16 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Rajasthan State Highways Development Program II: The PDO is to build capacity for better management of state highways and to improve traffic flows on selected state highways in thestate of Rajasthan. Negotiations authorized on 21 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157141. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. The State of Rajasthan. Assam Inland Water Transport Project: The Project†™s Development Objectives are to: (a) improve the passenger and vehicle accessibility across the Brahmaputra and to its islands with ferry System in Assam; and (b) improve the institu- tional framework and strengthen the capacity of the state institutions, which administer, regulate and provide Inland Water Transport. Concept completed on 29 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157929. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Transport Dept., Govt. of Assam, Dispur, Guwahati (Assam), India. Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project: The development objective is to improve transport connectivity and efficiency and modernize transport institutions in Meghalaya. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 158 Identification completed on 16 July 2018. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. UP Core Road Network Development Program: The Project Development Objective is to reduce travel time and im- prove safety of road users on targeted corridors. Appraisal completed on 2 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P147864. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. UP-PWD, Contact: Mr. Kishan Singh Atoria, Principal Secretary; UP Police Traffic Directorate, Contact: Mr. Anil Agrawal, ADG Traffic; Transport Commissioner Tel: 91-522- 2613978, E-mail: tc-up@nic.in, Contact: Mr K. Ravinder Naik, Transport Commissioner. Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3: The Project’s Development Objective is to improve the network connectivity, service quality and safety of Mumbai’s suburban railwaysystem with particular atte ntion to female passengers, and better integrate the system with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Plan both at the network level and through transit oriented development initiatives at specific stations. Concept completed on 19 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159782. US$500.0/500.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC). (R) Green National Highways Corridor Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is to enhance the insti- tutional capacity of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in improving transport connectivity through adopting green and climate resilient construction methods for the National Highway network and implementing them in pilot sections of the Network. Concept completed on 8 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167350. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Water Atal Bhujal Yojana (Abhy)-National Groundwater Management Improvement: Objective to be Determined. Ap- proval completed on 5 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158119. US$450.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenatio. (N) National Ganga River Basin Project 2: The objective of the project is to assist NGC (National Ganga Council) in: (a) building capacity of its nascent operational-level institutions to enable them to manage the long-term Ganga clean-up and conservation program; and (b) implementing a set of investments for purposes of reducing point-source pollution loads in a sustainable manner at priority locations on the Ganga. Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P169111. US$560.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenat. West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood Management Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve irrigation service delivery, strengthen flood risk management and improve climate change resilience in the Project area. Im- proving irrigation services includes management reforms as pursued under Component A, and infrastructure modernization to reinforce the management improvements under Component B. Strengthening flood risk management is addressed under Component C. These improvements will help improve the resilience of the Project area to climate change. Identification com- pleted on 22 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$145.0/145.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project - Restructuring and Additional Financing: To improve the safety and operational performance of selected existing dams in the territory of the participating states.The PDO will be achieved through rehabilitation and improvement of dams and improvement in central and state-level institutionalcapacity to sustainably manage dam safety administration and operation and maintenance. Negotiations authorized on 6 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166977. US$136.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Central Water Commission under the Ministry of Water Resources; Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC); Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited; Odisha Water Resource Department; Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department; Kerala State Electricity Board; Kar- nataka Water Resources Development Organisation; Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Department; TANGEDCO Tamil Nadu; Kerala Water Resources Department. PAGE 159 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Maldives Education (R) Enhancing Employability through Human Capital and Entrepreneurship Development: The development objective is to promote the employment prospects of young people by improving their job oriented skills and entrepreneurship attributes Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163818. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education. Environment & Natural Resources Maldives Environmental Management Project Additional Financing: The main aim of the Project is to provide the Republic of Maldives with the capacity to effectively manage environmental risks and threats to fragile coral reefs as well as marine habitats resulting from tourism development, increased solid waste disposal, fisheries and global climate change. Ac- cordingly, this Project has two development objectives. The first Project Development Objective is that a solid waste manage- ment system is established and that inhabitants on targeted islands use solid waste management facilities, reducing the risks of contamination associated with accumulated wastes and sea dumping. The second Project Development Objective is to build human and technical capacity for environmental management so that the environmental dimension is integrated in the plan- ning process using information and expertise developed in the Project. Approval completed on 22 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153958. US$ 3.3 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Environment and Energy Tel: 9603004323, E-mail: memp@environment.gov.mv, Contact: Project Manager, PMU. Governance Maldives Public Financial Management Systems Strengthening Project: The PDO (project development objectives) for the proposed AF is to enhance budget credibility, transparency, and financial reporting of public sector finances. The PDO remains relevant and the likelihood of achieving it remains high in view of the project’s implementation progress, disburse- ment performance, and results achieved to date. Approval completed on 7 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164322. US$ 6.0/6.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Treasury. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project: To enhance urban services and strengthen resilience in Hulhu- male. Concept completed on 19 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163957. US$ 7.5/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure; Housing Development Cor- poration. Nepal Agriculture (R) Food and Nutrition Security Enhancement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance cli- mate resilience, improve agricultural productivity and nutrition practicesof targeted smallholder farming communities in se- lected areas of Nepal. Approval completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164319. US$ 22.7 (GAFS). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD). Education Nepal: Additional Financing for School Sector Development Program: The Program Development Objective is to improve the quality, equitable access, and efficiency of basic and secondary education in Nepal by supporting the Govern- ment's School Sector Development Program. Identification completed on 13 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. US$ 24.0 (EFAF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 160 Energy & Extractives (R) Nepal: Private Sector-Led Mini-Grid Energy Access Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase electricity generation capacity from renewable energy mini-grids in selectedareas by mobilizing ESCOs. Negotiations authorized on 12 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P149239. US$ 2.0/5.6 (CSCC/CSCF). Con- sultants will be required. Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC). Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Nepal Sustainable Tourism Value Creation: To establish favorable conditions to enhance the value creation, sustaina- bility and inclusiveness of the tourism sector at selecteddestinations. Concept completed on 19 July 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165130. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Health, Nutrition & Population Investing in Early Years: Nepal Grows With Children: The Development Objective of the project is to help children reach their full potential for development. This will be achieved by providing an integrated system of benefits, interventions and social protection services related to health, nutrition and education to support the child and her/his family. Identification completed on 21 May 2018. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Accelerating Inclusive Jobs Growth for Youth in Nepal: To create quality jobs and enhance labor market out- comes for youth. Concept completed on 9 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160696. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice NP: Additional Financing Earthquake Housing Reconstruction: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to restore affected houses with multi-hazard resistant core housing units intargetedareas and to enhance the government's ability to improve long-term disaster resilience. Approval completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163593. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nepal Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project: To improve the institutional performance and service delivery of selected urban local governments in Nepal. Identification completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development (R) Second Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 26 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161929. US$ 133.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional finance to Road Sector Development Project: The Project Development Objective is for the residents of beneficiary districts to have all season road access thereby reducing travel time and improving access to economic centers and social services. Approval completed on 25 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157607. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 161 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Pakistan Agriculture PK: Additional Financing & Restructuring for FATA RLCIP: To improve livelihoods and access to basic service infra- structure in selected Agencies in FATA. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P154777. US$ 8.1 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. FATA Secretariat; Islamic Republic of Pakistan. (R) Khyber Pakhthunkhwa Irrigated Agriculture Improvement Project: To enhance water management, produc- tivity and climate resilience of irrigated agriculture in project areas Concept completed on 4 June 2018. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P163474. US$ 165.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Agriculture, Government of Khyber Pukhthukhwa; Department of Irrigation, Government of Khyber Pukhthunkhwa. Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project: Promote socio-economic development by improving access to services for rural communities in selected districts of Balochistan. Concept completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159292. US$ 21.0/14.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/PKNF). Consultants will be required. Planning and Development Department, Government of Balochistan. Education (R) Assisting Governance and Access in Higher Education for Quality Enhancement: To develop excellent re- search and teaching in strategic sectors of the society and economy and improve teaching and learning for mid-level skills at participating affiliated colleges. Concept completed on 28 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161386. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Higher Education Commission. (R) Pakistan: Fulfilling the Youth Promise: KP Host Communities and Refugee Human Development Project: To improve delivery of social services and increase the skills level and employability of KP youth (for both refugee and host communities). Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166309. US$ 58.4/41.7 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Planning and Devel- opment. Energy & Extractives Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hydropower Development Project: Increase installed hydropower capacity and build institu- tional capacity for further hydropower development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163461. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization. Sindh Solar Energy Project: The Development Objective is to increase solar power generation and access to electricity in Sindh Province. Approval completed on 14 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159712. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Energy Department - Government of Sindh. (N) Additional Financing Dasu Hydropower Project Transmission Line & Stage II: The overall project develop- ment objective is to facilitate the expansion of electricity supply of hydro-power in Pakistan. The Project would also improve access to socio-economic services for local communities in the project area and build WAPDA’s capacity to prepare future hydropower projects. This would be achieved by installing a 2,160 MW hydropower plant on the main Indus River, which can be expanded to 4,320 MW in future at very low cost. The Project is a “high -risk-high reward” operation aimed at providing low cost non-carbon renewable energy. Identification completed on 18 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 600.0/300.0/480.0 (IDA Credit/AIIB/ZEXP). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Additional Financing to PK: Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project: The overall project development objective is to facilitate a sustainable expansion in Pakistan's electricity generation capacity. The Project would also strengthen WAP- DA's capacity to develop the country's hydropower resources. Approval completed on 20 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157372. US$390.0/300.0 (IBRD/ZMUL). Consultants will be required. PMU T4HP, WAPDA. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 162 Environment & Natural Resources (R) Transformation and Revitalization of the Fisheries Sector in Sindh - TRIFISH: The Development Objective is to improve management and increase productivity and consumption of marine and inland fisheries and aquaculture in Sindh province. Concept completed on 29 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166887. US$ 150.0/10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFRC/PFSH). No consultants are required. Department of Livestock and Fisheries. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Sindh Jobs and Competitiveness Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165765. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Integrated Tourism and Enterprise Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: To strengthen institutional capacity, increase private sector participation, and improve destination infrastructure in support of the tourism ecosystem in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Concept completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163562. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Communication and Works Department; Department of Tourism, Culture, Sports, Archeology & Youth Affairs. Punjab Agribusiness Competitiveness and Transformation: The development objective is to support agriculture value chains and increase agriculture finance for farmers and agribusinesses in Punjab Identification completed on 30 July 2018. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Economic Revitalization of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas: To support the Government of Pakistan in creating sustainable employment opportunities, generating private sector investment, and laying the foundations for the future development of selected economic sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160445. US$ 19.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; FATA Secretariat; Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA). Governance Punjab Public Management Reform Program -- Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 84.2 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and Public Resource Management: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 4 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162302. US$ 118.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Finance Department - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan Revenue Mobilization Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Supporting Policies and Institutions for Managing Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: To support the design and im- plementation of policy and institutional arrangements for the inclusive management of Afghan Refugees and undocumented Afghan nationals. Concept completed on 12 April 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165542. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of States and Frontier Regions. Punjab Revenue Mobilization Program: The Program Development Objective is increase Punjab’s own-source revenues by broadening the tax base and strengthening revenue administration. Concept completed on 10 January 2018. Environmen- tal Assessment Category C. Project: P166371. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Department; Finance Department, Government of Punjab; Punjab Board of Revenue; Punjab Revenue Author- ity. PAGE 163 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Health, Nutrition & Population Additonal Financing to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Enhanced Nutrition to Mothers and Children Project: The de- velopment objective for the project is to increase the coverage, in Project areas, of interventions that are known toimprove the nutritional status of children under two years of age, of pregnant and of lactating women. Approval completed on 22 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161703. US$ 14.8 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Pakistan: Balochistan Host Communities and Refugees Human Development Project: The proposed project aims to improve access to quality health and education services in selected districts and enhance employable skills for young people. Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166308. US$ 37.9/27.1 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Planning and Development Department, Government of Bal- ochistan. (R) Enabling Social Sectors for Growth: Sindh Human Capital Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve delivery and utilization of reproductive, maternal and child health and nutrition services, as well as early childhood, primary and secondary education services, for women and girls in targeted areas of Sindh Province. Concept completed on 3 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167962. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are re- quired. Department of School Education and Literacy, Sindh; Nutrition Support Program; Department of Population Welfare, Sindh; Department of Health, Sindh. (R) Additional Financing for Pakistan National Immunization Support Project: The project development objec- tive is to increase the equitable coverage of services for immunization against vaccine preventablediseases (VPD), including poliomyelitis, for children between 0 and 23 months in Pakistan. Appraisal completed on 18 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167312. US$ 8.1 (GAVI). No consultants are required. Federal EPI Cell, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordinations (MONHSRC). Social Protection & Labor (N) FATA Citizen-Centered Service Delivery Program: To advance citizen-centered service delivery through establish- ment of Citizen Facilitation Centers (CFC) across FATA with a particular focus on improving access to key services that build human capital. Identification completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/PKNF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Emergency Recovery Project: The objective is to assist the Government of Pakistan/KP/FATA restore social protection through income transfers and cash for work opportunities to the most affected households and vulnerable groups in the areas affected by military oper- ation against militants and floods. Approval completed on 20 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P121394. US$ 250.0/35.0 (IDA Credit/PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Provincial Relief Rehabilitation and Set- tlement Authority (PaRRSA) Tel: (92-91) 921-3855, E-mail: shakeelqadir@pdma.gov.pk, Contact: Shakee Qadir Khan, Direc- tor General. (R) Punjab Human Capital Investment Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to hu- man capital investment for poor and vulnerable populations. Concept completed on 3 October 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. Project: P164785. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Punjab Social Protection Authority. FATA Temporarily Displaced Persons Emergency Recovery Project: The Project Development Objective is to sup- port the early recovery of families affected by the militancy crisis, promote child health, and strengthen emergency response safety net delivery systems in the affected areas of FATA. Approval completed on 21 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160941. US$ 114.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; National Database & Registration Authority. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 164 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice CASA 1000 Community Support Program: The proposed Project Development Objective is to provide access to electric- ity or other social and economic infrastructure servicesto communities in the project area in order to strengthen community support for CASA-1000 transmission line. Concept completed on 13 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151075. US$ 10.0 (CASA). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division, Contact: Syed Zahid Aziz, Man- aging Director; National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), Contact: Muhammad Arshad Chaudhry, Managing Director. Karachi Urban Management Project: To enhance institutional performance and management capacity of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and District Municipal Corporations; and improve provision of municipal infrastructure in Karachi. Concept completed on 25 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161402. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Local Development Department, Government of Sindh; Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. (R) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities and Digital Transformation Project: Create the enabling environment for digital transformation and improve livability in project areas, by improving city infrastructure, access to high-speed internet, and management of cities. Concept completed on 2 October 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P167230. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board; Urban Policy Unit P&D Depart- ment Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department. Pakistan Hydromet and DRM Services Project (PHDSP): To strengthen Pakistan’s public sector delivery of reliable and timely hydro-meteorological and disaster risk management services. Approval completed on 25 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163924. US$ 188.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Pakistan Meteorological De- partment; National Disaster Management Authority. Pakistan: KP Cities Project: The Project Development Objective is to support GoKP and the city governments improve economic growth and service delivery in selected cities. Identification completed on 19 July 2017. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & Digital Development Karachi Urban Mobility Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve mobility, accessibility and safety along selected corridors in Karachi. Concept completed on 7 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166732. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Sindh Mass Transit Authority. Khyber Pass Economic Corridor Project: The PDO is to expand economic activity between Pakistan and Afghanistan by improving regional connectivity and promoting private sector development along the Khyber Pass corridor. Approval com- pleted on 14 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159577. US$ 460.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Highways Authority (NHA). Water Punjab Sanitation and Nutrition Improvement Project (PSNIP): To reduce open defecation in targeted villages in eleven districts of rural Punjab Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165075. US$ 10.0 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Public Health Engineering Department. Water Sector Capacity Building and Advisory Services: The project objective is to improve the management and in- vestment planning of water resources in the Indus River Basin. Approval completed on 21 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155226. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Sindh Water and Agriculture Climate Resilience Project: The development objective of the project is to transform water management and agriculture production toward more efficiency and climate resilience in Sindh province. Concept com- pleted on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167596. US$ 350.0/100.0 (IDA PAGE 165 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Credit/MSC1). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP): The Project’s Development objectives are to: (i) raise KWSB’s operational capacity to deliver to all of its customers safe and reliable water service on a sustain able and predictable basis; (ii) restore KWSB’s operations to financial stability; and (iii) establish an enabling environment for fut ure private sector investments in water supply and wastewater treatment. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164704. US$160.0/160.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Karachi Wa- ter and Sewerage Board; Government of Sindh - Planning and Development Department. Sindh Barrages Improvement Project AF: The PDO will be revised to strengthen the Sindh Irrigation Department’s capacity to operate and manage barrages and improve the reliability and safety of Guddu and Sukkur Barrages in the Province of Sindh. Approval completed on 25 May 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162117. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Sindh Irrigation Department; Irrigation Department, Government of Sindh. (N) Punjab Rural Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Project: To provide safe, sustainable and continuous water supply for drinking and sanitation in select districts of rural Punjab. The proposed Project’s objectives are to improve the service standards of the rural water and sanitation systems by: 1. Reform led improvement through governance and institutional improvements associated with technical assistance through studies/assessments 2. Infrastructure development and improvement to enable 24x7, metered, affordable and safe drinking water at household level 3. Infrastructure development for improvement of safe and healthy sanitation 4. Capacity development to improve the rural water supply and sanitation management by introducing responsibility, account- ability and transparency at the community level and for the public sector. Concept completed on 3 October 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P169071. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Public Health Engi- neering Department. PK Additional Financing for Sindh Water Sector Improvement Phase 1: To improve Ghotki and Fulili canals. Ap- proval completed on 16 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P131325. US$ 138.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) Tel: (92-301) 837-8787, E-mail: zahi- djunejo@hotmail.com, Contact: Junejo Zahid Hussain Sri Lanka Agriculture (R) Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the productivity and climate resilience of smallholder agriculture in selected hotspot areas. Negotiations authorized on 19 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163742. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture. Agriculture Sector Modernization Project - Additional Financing: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to support increasing agriculture productivity, improving market access, and enhancing value addition of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in the project areas. Identification completed on 14 February 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 26.6 (EUDF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (N) Sri Lanka: Additional Financing to Early Childhood Development Project: The project development objective is to enhance equitable access to and improve the quality of ECD services. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 166 Identification completed on 25 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources (N) Ecosystem Conservation and Management Project - Additional Financing: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve the management of ecosystems in selected locations in Sri Lanka for conservation and community bene- fits. Identification completed on 18 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 22.6 (FSSA). No consult- ants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Sri Lanka Sustainable Tourism Development Project: The PDO is to support the creation of conditions for increased private investment and sustained growth in Sri Lanka's tourism sector. Concept completed on 5 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P167055. US$75.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Sri Lanka Tourism Devel- opment Authority. Governance Sri Lanka Public Sector Efficiency Strengthening Project: To contribute to improve transparency and the efficiency of public programs and selected services Concept completed on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162949. US$70.0/6.0 (IBRD/ECEU). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance and Media. Health, Nutrition & Population Sri Lanka: Primary Health Care System Strengthening Project: The project development objective is to increase the utilization and quality of primary health care services, with an emphasis on detection and management of non-communicable diseases in high-risk population groups, in selected areas of the country. Approval completed on 27 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163721. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Sri Lanka Enhancing Fiscal Response Capacity to Natural Disasters: The project development objective is to en- hance the financial and technical capacity of GoSL to increase the resilience of the budget to natural disasters by limiting contingent liabilities, so as to smooth fiscal expenditure and improve access to rapid response financing and disbursements to beneficiaries in response to disasters. Identification completed on 10 April 2018. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (N) Elder Care Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase the availability and scope of quality care and support services for the elderly inSri Lanka, for the benefit of elderly Sri Lankans and their families. Concept completed on 28 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P168696. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Welfare and Primary Industries. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice North East Local Services Improvement Project - Additional Financing: The primary development objective of the project is to improve the delivery of local infrastructure services by local authorities in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka in an accountable and responsive manner. Approval completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152623. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. PAGE 167 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach: The development objective of the project is to improve Sri Lanka’s physical resilience to extreme climate events and the Government’s capacity to respond to disasters effectively. Iden- tification completed on 26 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$161.5/161.5 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management. Strategic Cities Development Project- Additional Financing: Improve selected urban services and public urban spaces in the Participating City Regions of Sri Lanka. Approval completed on 27 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. Project: P157427. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Climate Resilience Improvement Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to re- duce the vulnerability of exposed people and assets to climate risk and to improveGovernment’s capacity to respond effectively to disasters. Approval completed on 21 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157392. US$ 42.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: R. H. S. Samaratunga, Dr. (R) Local Development Support Project: To strengthen local authorities' capabilities to deliver services to communities in a responsive and accountable manner, and to support economic infrastructure development in participating provinces. Negotiations authorized on 23 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163305. US$ 70.0/23.7 (IDA Credit/ECEU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports. Transport & Digital Development Sri Lanka Western Province Urban Transport Efficiency Project: To improve transport mobility, accessibility, safety, and the quality of public transport service in the Western Province through enhanced urban transport infrastructure and service provision. Identification completed on 28 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0/40.0 (IBRD/MCC). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sri Lanka Logistics Project: The project development objective is to improve connectivity to domestic and international markets and value creation in supply chains through enhanced logistics. Identification completed on 31 July 2018. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Framework Development and Infrastructure Financing to Support Public Private Partnerships Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the preparation of Public-Private Partnerships that will enable the Government of Sri Lanka to facilitate private sector financing for the development of its priority infrastructure and services. Negotiations authorized on 2 August 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163864. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Mass Media. Water (R) Sri Lanka Water Resources Management Program (WARM-P): The development objective of the project is to improve water resources planning, development, and management in Sri Lanka. Concept completed on 30 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P166865. US$170.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Ma- haweli Development and Environment. (N) Water Supply and Sanitation Project: To extend district-wide inclusive water supply and sanitation in selected areas, support new financing mechanisms, and related policy and institutions for service delivery Identification completed on 27 September 2018. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. LK: AF Dam Safety WRP - Addl Fin.: The Government of Sri Lanka has requested Additional Financing (AF) to: (i) cover cost overruns to complete the original project scope as described in the PAD for P093132; and (ii) scale-up successful project activities and rehabiliate and modernize additional dams, including some dams in the East and North-east of the country that could not be part of the project area under the original project. The main componnent under the AF will be the original component 1 - Dam Safety and Operational Efficiency Improvement, that may include some rehabiltiation works on linked iirgation conveyance systems. Limited activities will be included under the original component 2 - Hydro-meteorological In- formation System Improvement and Component 3 - Multi-sectoral Water Resources Planning. Component 4 - Project Man- agement and Monitoring and Evaluation will continue under the AF. The AF complies with the relevant provisions of OP/13.20 September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 168 which stipulates that the Bank provides AF when it is satisfied that: (i) implementation of the project, including substantial compliance with legal covenants, is satisfactory; and (ii) the additional financing is economically justified. Approval completed on 5 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148595. US$ 83.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Tel: (94-11) 267-5315, E-mail: pddswrpp@sltnet.lk, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Regional Energy & Extractives (N) Additional Financing for Pakistan Central Asia South Asia Transmission and Trade Project: The objective of the project is to create the conditions for sustainable electricity trade between the Central Asian countries ofTajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic and the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Identification completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 65.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 169 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Guarantee Operations Africa Angola Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Luanda Bita Water Supply Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda . The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. Identification completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 285.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Burundi Energy and Extractives Burundi Solar Energy Guarantees Project: The development objective is to increase renewable energy power supply in Burundi Identification completed on 1 March 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 1.5 (GUID). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cameroon Energy and Extractives Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 19 July 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. Project: P157734. US$ 300.0/150.0/280.0 (GUAR/ZBIL/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cote d'Ivoire Energy and Extractives Cote d'Ivoire: CI-ENERGIES Guarantee Project: Objective to be Determined. The proposed development objective is to strengthen CI-ENERGIES's financial situation and enhance its ability to attract long-t e r m commercial debt financing. The proposed development objective is to stre ng th en CI-ENERGIES's financial situation and enhance its ability to attract l ong -te rm commercial debt financing. The proposed development objective is to stre ngth en CI-ENERGIES's financial situ- ation and enhance its ability to attrac t lon g-ter m commercial debt financing. The proposed development objective is to str engthen CI-ENERGIES's financial situation and enhance its ability to attr act lon g-term commercial debt financing. The proposed development objective is to strengthen CI-ENERGIES's financial situation and enhance its ability to attr act long- term commercial debt financing. The proposed development objective is to strengthen CI-ENERGIES's financial situation September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 170 and enhance its ability to attract long-term commercial debt financing. Approval completed on 29 June 2018. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164145. US$ 280.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ethiopia Energy and Extractives Renewable Energy Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Appraisal completed on 24 May 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P162607. US$ 200.0/800.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Energy and Extractives KenGen Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 26 April 2018. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. Project: P162422. US$ 180.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transportation Long-term Finance for PPP/ Nairobi-Nakuru Toll Road Guarantee: Crowd in long term local currency financing into PPP Infrastructure projects Concept completed on 8 February 2018. Project: P165545. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Liberia Transportation Liberia South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Managment Guarantee Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient's effort to reduce motorized vehicles' travel time along the selected sections of South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru-Harper corridor and to improve institutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Identifi- cation completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 29.0/48.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Madagascar Energy and Extractives MG - Scaling Solar Guarantee Project: The project development objective is to increase solar electricity generation ca- pacity and diversify electricity generation resources in Madagascar. Identification completed on 27 February 2018. US$ 2.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Malawi (N) Lilongwe Bulk Water Supply Guarantee: To increase access to improved water services in Lilongwe City Concept completed on 22 October 2018. Project: P167859. US$ 8.4 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 171 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Mali Energy and Extractives FCS RE Segou Solaire Mali Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the introduction of grid-connect ed renewable energy in Mali through an IPP Approval completed on 8 June 2017. US$ 8.2/6.2 (AFDB/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and Extractives Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The Gas To Power Project will use natural gas dicovered offshore of Maritania for a power station to be built near Nouakchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, SENELEC in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid. A PRG is required to guarantee gas payments to the procucer Tullow Oil estimated at $104m. Government of Mali needs to provide a counter-guarantee to cover the proportion of the energy that will be exported to EDM estimated at $17m (equivalent to IDA allocation of $4.25m given 1:4 leverage for IDA PRGs). Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145664. US$ 32.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mauritania Energy and Extractives MR-Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The gas to power project will use natural gas discovered offshore for a power station to be built near Nouackchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, Senelec in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P107940. US$ 130.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy Tel: (222-46) 431-537, E-mail: kane@acces.mr, kane@hydraulique.gov.mr, Contact: Mamadou Amadou Kane, Directeur General de l'Electricite. Nigeria Energy and Extractives Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Elec- tricituy and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in particular the Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji plants held by the NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY. The NDPHC is scheduled to commission power generation units in three of the NIPP plants at Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji. The units to be commis- sioned will have a combined initial generation capacity of 575 MW. The 3 plants will have a final generation capacity of 1,974 MW upon completion. These plants urgently require executed Gas Sales Supply Agreements (GSAs) with prospective gas sup- pliers and IOCs who have emphasized the need for a payment guarantees to enter into long term supply agreements for the fuel deliveries. In accordance with World Bank PRG guidelines, the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Federal Gov- ernment of Nigeria is required to nominate parties with whom the World Bank Gan enter into negotiations on PRGs. Therefore, I am writing to request that the World Bank extends the coverage of NEGIP to include NDPHC's NIPP plants and to nominate the NDPHC as a party with whom the World Bank can enter into formal negotiations on the potential provision of PRGs for the individual projects. Approval completed on 19 June 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126190. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Power Holding Company of Nigeria Tel: (234-9) 413-6684, E-mail: ma- ganiyu@nepapmu.org, Contact: Mansuru A. Ganiyu, Project Manager. September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 172 Sierra Leone Energy and Extractives SL_Bumbuna II Hydropower Project: The project development objective is to provide affordable clean energy and mo- bilize private and development finance Identification completed on 5 April 2018. US$ 120.0/80.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uganda Energy and Extractives IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others counter- part risk guarantee to cover the payment risk from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Approval completed on 18 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133318. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Energy and Mineral Development Tel: (256-41) 434-9342, E-mail: info@energy.go.ug, Contact: Hon. Irene Muloni, Minister. Zambia ZM-Guarantee for Scaling Solar (Round 2): To increase solar electricity generation capacity and diversify electricity generation resources in Zambia. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zambia Power Sector Financial Recovery Guarantee Project: The Project development objective (PDO) is to enhance Zambia power sector financial and operational viability. Identification completed on 24 April 2018. US$ 300.0 (GUID). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and Extractives Second Scaling Solar Guarantee: To increase solar electricity generation capacity and diversify electricity generation re- sources in Zambia. Approval completed on 20 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. East Asia And Pacific Vietnam Energy and Extractives (R) Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Guarantee: The Project Development Objective is to improve energy effi- ciency in Vietnam’s industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing. The project would thereby contribute to achieving the government’s energy efficiency and GHG reduction objectives. Concept completed on 31 August 2017. Project: P164909. US$ 11.3 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 173 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 Europe And Central Asia Armenia Energy and Extractives Utility Scale Solar Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Appraisal completed on 16 November 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P155662. US$ 4.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Croatia Transportation Modernization and Restructuring of the Road Sector: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$23.3/265.0/370.7/424.3 (IBRD/EBRD/GUAR/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kosovo Energy and Extractives Kosovo Power Project: IDA partial risk guarantee in support of a private sector independent power producer and lignite mining company, to be selected under the Lignite Power TA Project (P097635). Identification completed on 19 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P118287. US$ 40.0/725.0/725.0 (GUID/ZBIL/ZEXP). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economic Development Tel: (381-38) 2002-1505, E-mail: agron.dida@ks-gov.net, Contact: Mr. Besim Beqaj, Minister. Latin America And Caribbean Argentina Energy and Extractives Renewable Fund Guarantee: Support the development of renewable energy in Argentina through private sectorinvest- ments. Approval completed on 15 March 2018. Project: P165085. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Colombia Energy and Extractives September 2015 South Asia Region PAGE 174 CTF Clean Energy Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 16 July 2018. Environ- mental Assessment Category F. Project: P161713. US$ 41.0/41.0 (CCTF/GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Peru Mobilizing Private Long-Term Finance for Infrastructure and Water Security for Lima: Support the Government of Peru in leveraging private sector long-term financing for infrastructure under a fiscally sustainable model through the de- sign and provision of partial project based guarantees Identification completed on 15 September 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category A. US$ 200.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Middle East And North Africa Jordan Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Red Sea-Dead Sea Phase 1: - Identification completed on 6 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. South Asia Afghanistan Sheberghan Gas to Power Project: The Development Objective is (i) to increase the amount of reliable electricity gener- ated in Afghanistan and (ii) to build a track record for the country in developing and implementing PPP transactions. Identi- fication completed on 22 December 2017. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kajaki Hydrelectric Dam Addition: The development objective (DO) is to increase the supply of domestically generated hydroelectricity at the Kajaki Hydrelectric Plant (KHP). Identification completed on 6 September 2017. US$ 70.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and Extractives Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 October 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157827. US$ 25.0/45.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 175 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 India Energy and Extractives India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program Guarantee: The PDO is to enhance EESL’s financial and institutional ca- pacity and to scale up energy savings in residential and public sectors Approval completed on 17 May 2018. Project: P165488. US$ 80.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. October 2018 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 176 Board Annex: Listing of DPFs & PforRs Re- Country Name Project Project Description DecMeeting Total gion Definition Amount Name ECA Macedonia, for- P149794 Macedonia Fiscal and PFM PBG 70.00 mer Yugoslav Republic of SAS Nepal P154693 Nepal Energy Sector Development Policy Credit 06/07/2018 250.00 LAC St. Lucia P154829 Saint Lucia Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 20.00 Credit with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option EAP Tonga P159263 Tonga Third Inclusive Growth Development Policy Opera- 5.50 tion LAC Guatemala P159710 Guatemala DRM Development Policy Loan with CAT DDO 145.00 II EAP Vietnam P160480 Ho Chi Minh City Development Policy Operation 1 09/20/2017 100.00 ECA Western Bal- P160594 Gender Equality in the Western Balkans 50.00 kans AFR Cabo Verde P160628 Cabo Verde Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 10.00 Credit and Loan with Cat DDO EAP Vietnam P160818 Climate Change and Green Growth DPF 2 90.00 ECA Bosnia and Her- P161190 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fiscal DPL 50.00 zegovina EAP Tuvalu P161867 Tuvalu Fourth Development Policy Operation 03/06/2018 7.50 AFR Chad P162548 FISCAL CONSOLIDATION SUPPORT GRANT 11/18/2016 80.00 LAC Colombia P162858 Colombia Fiscal and Growth DPL2 500.00 AFR Chad P163424 Chad First Programmatic Economic Recovery and Resili- 04/13/2018 65.00 ence Grant SAS Maldives P163939 Maldives- DRM Dev. Policy Financing with Catastrophe De- 10.00 ferred Drawdown Option and Pandemic Emergency Financ- ing Facility SAS Maldives P163966 Maldives First Fiscal Sustainability and Budget Credibility 10.00 Development Policy Financing Operation ECA Kyrgyz Republic P163983 Kyrgyz Republic Economic Governance DPO 12/21/2017 24.00 AFR Malawi P164122 Malawi Second Agricultural Support and Fiscal Manage- 05/16/2018 80.00 ment DPO AFR Uganda P164178 Uganda Growth and Fiscal Reform Development Policy Op- 100.00 eration AFR Gabon P164201 Gabon Second Fiscal Consolidation and Inclusive Growth 09/14/2018 200.00 DPF AFR Sao Tome and P164321 STP - 3rd Strengthening Growth and Fiscal Policy DPO 6.00 Principe ECA Ukraine P164414 Ukraine Multisector Development Policy Financing 07/12/2018 650.00 MNA West Bank and P164427 Strengthening Fiscal Resilience and Underpinnings for 30.00 Gaza Greater Private Investment AFR Senegal P164525 Senegal Second Multi-Sectoral Structural Reform DPO 10/16/2018 180.00 AFR Gambia, The P164545 Gambia Fiscal Management and State-Owned Enterprise 20.00 Performance First DPO EAP Lao People's P164573 Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Operation 10.00 Democratic Re- with a CAT DDO public ECA Serbia P164575 Public Sector Efficiency and Growth DPL 200.00 LAC Brazil P164588 Mato Grosso Fiscal Adjustment DPL 340.00 AFR Tanzania P164655 Tanzania First Growth and Service Delivery DPO 05/11/2018 150.00 AFR Malawi P165056 MALAWI-Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 27.00 Credit with Cat DDO PAGE 177 Monthly Operational Summary October 2018 SAS Pakistan P165160 Pakistan DRM DPC with CAT DDO 250.00 LAC St. Vincent and P165220 Fiscal Reform and Resilience Development Policy Credit 30.00 the Grenadines AFR Cabo Verde P165631 Cabo Verde DPO 10/24/2018 20.00 LAC Brazil P165668 Rio de Janeiro Municipality: Restoring Fiscal Sustainability 390.00 DPL EAP Papua New P165717 Papua New Guinea Development Policy Operation 06/26/2018 150.00 Guinea AFR Congo, Republic P165815 Congo Fiscal management, economic and social resilience 200.00 of DPF OTH World P165926 Demo DPF Program in Ops 3 155.00 EAP Samoa P165928 Second Resilience Development Policy Operation with a Cat- 08/21/2018 13.70 DDO AFR Niger P166124 Niger Second DPO Series 09/07/2018 110.00 AFR Burkina Faso P166298 Burkina Faso First Development Policy Operation 50.00 AFR Guinea P166322 Guinea First Macroeconomic and Sustainable Growth DPO 40.00 ECA Turkey P166336 DPL Equity and Social Inclusion 400.00 AFR Cote d'Ivoire P166388 CDI Third Fiscal Management, Education, Energy, and Co- 10/26/2018 100.00 coa Reforms DPF AFR Madagascar P166425 MG - Second Inclusive and Resilient Growth DPO 05/15/2018 60.00 AFR Rwanda P166458 Second Rwanda Energy Sector Development Policy Opera- 09/28/2018 125.00 tion AFR Angola P166564 Angola Macro Stabilization and Inclusive Growth DPO 250.00 AFR Cameroon P166694 Second Fiscal Consolidation and Inclusive Growth DPO 100.00 AFR Togo P166739 Togo Second Fiscal Management & Infrastructure Reform 10/03/2018 40.00 DPO AFR Madagascar P166752 Fiscal Sustainability and Energy Development Policy Opera- 40.00 tion SAS Nepal P166788 Nepal DRM Development Policy Credit with CAT DDO 50.00 EAP Lao People's P166839 Lao PDR Green Resilient Growth DPO 2 40.00 Democratic Re- public LAC St. Lucia P167045 St. Lucia Fiscal DPC 35.00 SAS Bangladesh P167190 Bangladesh Jobs Programmatic DPC 10/24/2018 250.00 SAS India P167246 First Programmatic Water Supply and Sewerage Service De- 10/09/2018 40.00 livery Reform Development Policy Loan for Shimla Hima- chal Pradesh EAP Kiribati P167263 Kiribati Fifth Economic Reform Development Policy Opera- 09/19/2018 5.00 tion EAP Indonesia P167297 Indonesia Fiscal Reform DPL 3 300.00 LAC Guyana P167320 Second Programmatic Financial and Fiscal Stability Devel- 25.00 opment Policy Credit AFR Mauritania P167348 Mauritania First Competition and Skills DPO 30.00 EAP Mongolia P167485 Second Economic Management Support Operation 40.00 AFR Senegal P167489 Senegal Digital Economy Development Policy Financing 60.00 AFR Mali P167547 Mali Energy and Decentralization DPL 50.00 EAP Philippines P167651 Improving Fiscal Management 450.00 AFR Ghana P167654 Ghana DPO - 1st in Series (FY19) 150.00 LAC Mexico P167674 Mexico Fintech DPL 400.00 LAC Grenada P167748 Grenada Second Fiscal Resilience and Blue Growth Develop- 15.00 ment Policy Credit LAC Argentina P167889 Argentina First Inclusive Growth Programmatic DPF 07/13/2018 500.00 October 2018 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 178 AFR Madagascar P167941 Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Operation 61.70 (DPO) with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) AFR Central African P168035 Consolidation and Economic Recovery Development Pro- 20.00 Republic gram MNA Jordan P168130 Jordan Second Equitable Growth & Job Creation Program- 500.00 matic Development Policy Financing EAP Papua New P168148 Papua New Guinea - Second Economic and Fiscal Resilience 50.00 Guinea DPO SAS Bhutan P168166 Strengthening Fiscal Management and Private Sector Em- 30.00 ployment Opportunities EAP Myanmar P168182 Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Operation 100.00 with a CAT DDO AFR Liberia P168218 Liberia First Inclusive Growth Development Policy Opera- 40.00 tion AFR Sierra Leone P168259 Sierra Leone - Second Productivity and Transparency Sup- 30.00 port Credit ECA Uzbekistan P168280 Sustaining Market Reforms in Uzbekistan Development Pol- 500.00 icy Operation AFR Gabon P168333 Gabon DPF New Series 200.00 AFR Sao Tome and P168335 STP DPO New Series 5.00 Principe AFR Angola P168336 Second Angola Development Policy Operation 200.00 AFR Congo, Republic P168337 Congo Second Fiscal management, economic and social re- 200.00 of silience DPF LAC Panama P168338 Fourth Programmatic Shared Prosperity Development Pol- 100.00 icy Financing EAP Fiji P168402 Fiji - Second Fiscal Sustainability and Climate Resilience 35.00 DPO SAS Afghanistan P168446 Second Incentive Program Development Policy Operation 300.00 LAC Dominican Re- P168521 Dominican Republic Fiscal Reform DPF 60.00 public AFR Ethiopia P168566 Ethiopia Growth and Competitiveness 09/21/2018 1,200.00 AFR Eritrea P168571 Eritrea Reengagement and Reform Support Development 100.00 Policy Operation MNA Morocco P168580 Morocco Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 100.00 Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option MNA Morocco P168587 Financial Inclusion and Digital Economy DPL 500.00 AFR Chad P168606 Chad Second Programmatic Economic Recovery and Resili- 40.00 ence Grant MNA Egypt, Arab Re- P168630 Enabling Private Sector and Territorial Development for In- 1,000.0 public of clusive Growth DPF 0 AFR Benin P168668 Benin first operation in inclusive growth DPO series 30.00 AFR Madagascar P168697 Investing in Human Capital DPO 50.00 AFR Lesotho P168701 Lesotho Fiscal Sustainability Program DPO 15.00 LAC Argentina P168713 Second Inclusive Growth programmatic DPF 500.00 EAP Vanuatu P168749 Vanuatu Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 10.00 Operation With A Catastrophe-Deferred Drawdown Option (Vanuatu CAT DDO) SAS Nepal P168869 Programmatic Fiscal and Public Financial Management De- 100.00 velopment Policy Credit ( II ) AFR Benin P168987 Benin Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 30.00 Credit with Cat DDO AFR Rwanda P169040 Third Rwanda Energy Sector Development Policy Operation 125.00 LAC Peru P169058 Peru - DPL with a Cat DDO III 100.00 ECA Armenia P169624 Armenia Resilience and Competition Development Policy 50.00 Operation